Kenscoff

Kenscoff
Kenscoff Location in Haiti
Coordinates:
Country	Haiti
Department	Ouest
Arrondissement	Port-au-Prince
Area
• Total	202.76 km2 (78.29 sq mi)
Population
• Total	52,232
• Density	258/km2 (670/sq mi)

Kenscoff is a commune in the Ouest Department of Haiti, located in mountainous country some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital Port-au-Prince. The altitude is approximately 1500 meters. Because of its altitude, the temperature is on average cooler than the capital and during winter months it can become quite cold; cold enough to warrant a sweater or a jacket. It has a population of around 52,200. The town is a quiet yet vibrant community that, despite its small size, has a rather vivid nightlife. Because of the concentration of some nocturnal social establishments, the so-called nightlife has started to increase and a large percentage of Haiti's frequently wealthier mixed population is present.

The weekly market is the destination for many rural farmers who may walk for 8 hours over the mountains from Seguin to sell vegetables. After selling vegetables they buy seeds and/or fertilizer and walk back 20 kilometers. Sometimes, people from Kenscoff take public transportation to Pétionville at 4 am to sell their vegetables there.

Kenscoff is the home of the Baptist Haiti Mission and Hospital De Fermathe.