Lake Péligre
Lake Péligre is the second largest lake in Haiti, and is located in the Centre department. It was created as a result of the construction of the Peligre Hydroelectric Dam on the Artibonite River in 1956–1957.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake
- Also known as: “Lac de Peligre” and “Lake Peligre”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lascahobas and Cange.
Lascahobas
Town
Lascahobas is a commune located in the Centre department of Haiti, roughly one hour east of Mirebalais, 10 minutes south of Lac de Peligre, and one hour west of the border with the Dominican Republic. The population is about 45,873 people, as of 2015. Lascahobas is situated 4 km south of Lake Péligre.
Cange
Town
Cange is a small remote village in the Mirebalais Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. Cange is the location of an American funded hospital, Zanmi Lasante, run by Partners in Health. Cange is situated 9 km northwest of Lake Péligre.
Lake Péligre
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Centre, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Péligre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lake Péligre” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lac de Péligre”
- Chinese: “佩利格爾湖”
- Dutch: “Peligre”
- Dutch: “Péligre”
- French: “lac de Péligre”
- French: “Lac de Péligre”
- German: “Lac de Péligre”
- Haitian: “Lak Pelig”
- Hebrew: “אגם פליגר”
- Hebrew: “אגם פליגרה”
- Italian: “lago di Péligre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lac de Péligre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lac de Péligre”
- Polish: “Péligre”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Péligre”
- Spanish: “Lago de Peligre”
- Spanish: “Lago de Péligre”
- Swedish: “Lac de Péligre”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Charles Joly and Tibangoule.
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Highlights include Source Mondésir and Morne Cérécite.
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