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Hinche

Also known as Hincha

Hinche (; ; ) 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.

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Settlement.official_name: Hinche
Settlement.native_name: Ench
Settlement.nickname: La Cité de Charlemagne PeralteThe City of Charlemagne Peralte
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Eglise Baptiste Maranatha de Hinche.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Cathédrale de Sacré-Coeur in Hinche
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Haiti
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Centre
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Arrondissement
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hinche
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jonel Jean-Baptiste
Settlement.established_title: Founded in

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality
Country: Haiti
Located in: Hinche Arrondissement
Population: 120867
Area: 588.40
Elevation: 228
Capital of: Centre
Image: Eglise Baptiste Maranatha de Hinche.jpg

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Commons category: Hinche
postal code: HT 5110

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History
Colonial era
From 1821 to 1937
Recent history
Culture
Cuisine
Post-earthquake difficulties
Attractions
Transportation
Media
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== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hinche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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