Centre (department)

Centre
Sant
Peligre Lake
Peligre Lake
Centre in Haiti
Centre in Haiti
Country Haiti
CapitalHinche
RégionCentral
SymboleHispaniolan trogon
Government
 • TypeDepartmental Council
Area
 • department
3,487.41 km2 (1,346.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • department
746,236
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
 • Urban
151,488
 • Rural
594,748
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
ISO 3166 codeHT-CE
HDI (2017)0.435[2]
low · 10th

Centre (French, pronounced [sɑ̃tʁ] ) 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.[3] Its capital is Hinche.

History

Taino Period

The department was part of the Marien kasika and Maguana alongside San Juan de la Maguana under the leadership of Caonabo.

Spanish Period

Much of the Centre Departement was Spanish territorial even after the Treaty of Ryswick. Many towns were built and settled by the Spanish like Hincha, Las Caobas, San Rafael and many more.

French Period

The southern part of the department was French territory with towns like Mirebalais.

Haitian Period

Haitian Revolution

The department played a big part in the Revolution serving as maroon territory extending to the Baoruco. Toussaint Louverture capture the town of Hinche from the Spanish for the French making it an early Haitian territory.

Independence

David Troy commander of Mirebalais is a signatory of the Haitian Declaration of Independence.

In contemporary times the department played a big role in the fight against the American Marines, being a Caco a refuge for men like Charlemagne Péralte and Benoit Batraville.

Geography

It borders the Dominican Republic with the province of Elías Piña to the east and is the only landlocked department in Haiti.

Waterfall at Saut-d'Eau in Centre, Haiti

Centre is the only department without access to the sea, but is nevertheless affected by soil erosion as a result of deforestation. In 2004, the floods caused by Hurricane Jeanne resulted in hundreds of deaths, focused in Centre and Artibonite Departments.

It contains the second largest lake in Haiti Lake Péligre, which was created as a result of the construction of the Péligre Dam on the Artibonite River during the 1950s. It is the largest hydroelectric dam in the Caribbean.

The Centre department is a high plateau topographical region. Due to its isolation if one of the greenest departments.

Historical places

Economy

Tourism

The department has two of Haiti's most impressive waterfalls, Sodo, which receives much local tourism in August for the Mont-Carmel Vodoun Pilgrimage, and Zim.

Agriculture

Centre is known for their tobacco production, goat and turkey.

Administrative divisions

The Department of Centre is subdivided into four arrondissements, which are further subdivided in 13 communes.


Transport

The RD3 connects it to the North and the West. The RD304 connects it to Gonaives. The RD301 connects it to St-Marc.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ "POPULATION TOTALE, POPULATION DE 18 ANS ET PLUS MÉNAGES ET DENSITÉS ESTIMÉS EN 2015" (PDF). IHSI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 22 Mar 2017.

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