Hinche

Hinche is a commune in the department of . 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.
  • City with about 121,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 230 metres (750 feet)
  • …is also known as “Hincha”
  • Description: city in Haiti

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hinche Airport.
Aerodrome
Aérodrome d'Hinche is a small airport that serves Hinche in the department of .
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Latitude
19.14455° or 19° 8′ 40″ north
Longitude
-72.00875° or 72° 0′ 32″ west
UN/LOCODE
HT HI5
Open location code
77F94XVR+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Hinche” goes by many names.
هنشArabic
HincheAsturian
হিঞ্চিBengali
HincheCebuano
安什Chinese
HincheDanish
HincheDutch
HincheFinnish
ΕνςGreek
હિંચGujarati
EnchHaitian
Site Chalmay PeralHaitian
הינשHebrew
एँशHindi
HincheHungarian
HincheIndonesian
HincheItalian
アンシュJapanese
ಹಿಂಚ್Kannada
앵슈Korean
HinšeLatvian
HinšėLithuanian
HincheMalay
हिंचMarathi
HincheMin Nan Chinese
ენშიMingrelian
HincheNorthern Frisian
HincheNorwegian
HincheNorwegian Bokmål
EnchNorwegian Nynorsk
HincheNorwegian Nynorsk
HinchaOccitan (post 1500)
هینشیPersian
HinchePolish
HincheRomanian
ЭншRussian
හින්චේSinhala
හින්චේ, හයිටියSinhala
HincheSwedish
இஞ்சTamil
హించేTelugu
แอ็งช์Thai
HincheTurkish
ЕншUkrainian
اینشےUrdu
HincheVietnamese

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