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Hinche
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Hinche
Ench | |
|---|---|
 Cathédrale de Sacré-Coeur in Hinche | |
| Nickname(s): La Cité de Charlemagne Peralte The City of Charlemagne Peralte | |
  Hinche Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°9′0″N 72°1′0″W / 19.15000°N 72.01667°W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Centre |
| Arrondissement | Hinche |
| Founded in | 1704 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jonel Jean-Baptiste[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 588.4 km2 (227.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
• Total | 120,867 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 5110 |
Hinche (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃ʃ]; Haitian Creole: Ench; Spanish: Hincha) is a commune in the Centre department of Haiti. It has a population of about 50,000. It is the capital of the Centre department. Hinche is the hometown of Charlemagne Péralte, the Haitian nationalist leader who resisted the United States occupation of Haiti that lasted between 1915–1934.
- ^ Press, ed. (13 June 2016). "Haiti – FLASH: Municipal elections, final results for 66 communes". Haiti Libre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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