Hinche
Sign in to saveHinche (; ; ) 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.
Key facts
- 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
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- Cathédrale de Sacré-Coeur in Hinche
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- yes
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- Haiti
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- 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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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.
== History ==