Centre Department
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Centre is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. It is located in the center of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. It is the only department of Haiti that does not border the sea.
It has an area of 3,675 km² and a population of 564,200 (2002). Its capital is Hinche. It is bordered to the northeast by the Nord-Est Department, to the northwest by the Nord Department, to the west by the Artibonite Department and to the south by the Ouest Department. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.
Lake Peligre, the second largest lake in Haiti, is in this department; it is an artificial lake created with the construction of the Peligre Dam on the Artibonite river.
The department is divided into four arrondissements:
- Cerca la Source
- Hinche
- Lascahobas
- Mirebalais
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Artibonite • Centre • Grand'Anse • Nippes • Nord • Nord-Est • Nord-Ouest • Ouest • Sud • Sud-Est |