Centre (department)
Centre (French) or Sant (Haitian Creole; both meaning "Center") is a central department (French: départements; Haitian Creole: depatman) of Haiti, located in the center of the country along the border with the Dominican Republic. As of 2015, its estimated population was 746,236. Its capital is Hinche.
Centre
Sant | |
|---|---|
Peligre Lake | |
Centre in Haiti | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Capital | Hinche |
| Région | Central |
| Symbole | Hispaniolan trogon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental Council |
| Area | |
| • department | 3,487.41 km2 (1,346.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • department | 746,236 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 151,488 |
| • Rural | 594,748 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| ISO 3166 code | HT-CE |
| HDI (2017) | 0.435 low · 10th |
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