Comporan
Comporan is a locality in Mirebalais Arrondissement, Centre. Comporan is situated nearby to the hamlet Ti Jeudi, as well as near Bosiaux.Places of Interest
Highlights include Péligre Dam.
Péligre Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Péligre Dam is a gravity dam located off the Centre department on the Artibonite River of Haiti. At 72 m it is the tallest dam in Haiti. The dam was created as a flood-control and an energy-providing measure in the Artibonite River Valley during the 1950s, as part of the Artibonite Valley Agricultural Project. Péligre Dam is situated 4 km east of Comporan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mirebalais and Boucan-Carré.
Mirebalais
Town
Photo: US Air Force, Public domain.
Mirebalais is a commune in the Centre department of Haiti, approximately 60 km northeast of Port-au-Prince on National Road 3. The city was established in 1702. Mirebalais is situated 7 km southwest of Comporan.
Boucan-Carré
Village
Boucan-Carré is a commune in the Mirebalais Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. It has 56,028 inhabitants in 2015. Boucan-Carré is situated 8 km northwest of Comporan.
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 10 km northeast of Comporan.
Comporan
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Corporant”
- Location: Mirebalais Arrondissement, Centre, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.89391° or 18° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
-72.07543° or 72° 4′ 32″ westElevation
139 metres (456 feet)Open location code
77C9VWVF+HRGeoNames ID
3727477
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