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.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 260 metres (850 feet)

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Aerodrome
Aérodrome d'Hinche is a small airport that serves in the department of .
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Latitude
19.1563° or 19° 9′ 23″ north
Longitude
-72.0195° or 72° 1′ 10″ west
Open location code
77F95X4J+G6
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In Other Languages

From French to Haitian—“Hinche” goes by many names.

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