Hinche

Hinche

(Kréyòl): *Ench*
Hinche (Kréyòl): Ench
	Hinche Hinche in Haiti
	Coordinates: 19°9′0″N 72°1′0″W / 19.15000°N 72.01667°W
Country	Haiti
Département	Centre
Arrondisement	Hinche
Founded	1704
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	23,599
• Demonym	Hinchois; (female hinchoise)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)

Hinche (Kréyòl: Ench) is a city in the centre of Haiti. It is the capital city of the Centre Département.

The city is in the region called Plateau Central about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Port-au-Prince. It is also the chief town of an arrondissement (a part of a department) with the same name. The arrondissement has four communes (a commune is like a municipality): Hinche, Cerca-Cavajal (Kreyòl: Sèka Kavajal), Maïssade (Kreyòl: Mayisad) and Thomonde (Kreyòl: Tomonn).

Geography

Hinche is on the southern limit of the Plateau Central, a long valley between the Massif du Nord, to the north, and the Montagne Noire, to the south.

The city is on the right side of the River Guayamouc, a tributary of the River Artibonite.

History

The city was founded in 1704 with families that came from the Canary Islands;^[1] it took the Taíno name of the region: Hincha.^[2] The French people changed the name to Hinche but in Spanish it is still Hincha. At that moment, the region was part of the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic).

After the Haitian Revolution, in the early 19th century, this region became part of the new Republic of Haiti but the Dominican Republic accepted the transfer of the region to Haiti only in 1929.

Attractions

Bassin Zim, to the east of Hinche, is a beautiful 20 m waterfall, a 30-minute drive from town.

In the city you will also find the Cathédrale de Sacré-Coeur ("Sacred Heart Cathedral").

Media

Radio

Radio Seven Stars
Radio Super Continentale
Radyo Leve Kanpe
Radyo Vwa Peyizan
Radio Quotidien FM
Radio Immaculée Conception
Radio MEN FM

Television

Télé Smart
Télé Connection
Tele Seven Stars
Tele MEN

Born in Hinche

1801: Pedro Santana, the first president of the Dominican Republic
1886: Charlemagne Péralte, who fought against the occupation of Haiti by the United States

References

↑ Moya Pons, Frank (1977). Manual de Historia Dominicana (in Spanish). Santiago: UCMM. p. 127.
↑ Tejera, Emilio (1977). Indigenismos (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Sociedad Dominicana de Bibliófilos.

Other websites

Haïti Référence: Profil de la Ville de Hinche^{[permanent dead link]} - Information on Hinche (in French)

Department capitals of Haiti
Cap-Haïtien • Fort-Liberté • Gonaïves • Hinche • Jacmel • Jérémie • Les Cayes • Miragoâne • Port-au-Prince • Port-de-Paix

[1] Moya Pons, Frank (1977). Manual de Historia Dominicana (in Spanish). Santiago: UCMM. p. 127.

[2] Tejera, Emilio (1977). Indigenismos (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Sociedad Dominicana de Bibliófilos.

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