REGION Centre Department: Cerca la Source, Hinche, Lascahobas, and MirebalaisCentre (Haitian Creole: Sant) is one of the ten departments (French: départements) of Haiti, located in the center of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 3,487 km² and a population of 746,236 in 2015.[1] Its capital is Hinche. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east. It is the only landlocked department of Haiti. It contains the second largest lake in Haiti Lake Peligre, which was created as a result of the construction of the Peligre Hydroelectric Dam on the Artibonite River during the 1950s. It is the largest hydroelectric dam in the Caribbean.This section features information about the Centre Department, which serves the following Arrondissements: Cerca la Source, Hinche, Lascahobas, and Mirebalais.Join this Region to receive updates on emergencies and disasters. To share information, coordinate efforts, and other emergency/disaster-related activities, go to the relevant Arrondissement sections listed above.The Centre Department works closely with municipalities, communes, and other emergency management partners to prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from all hazards.The Centre Department must work with the whole community to reduce the impact of natural disasters, reduce risks, improve public safety, protect the environment, and to prepare communities, families, and individuals for all possible hazards. The aim is to be ready in all manner for disastrous events. Arrondissements and communesCentre department is divided into four arrondissements:
Cerca la Source Arrondissement
- Cerca-la-Source
- Thomassique
Hinche Arrondissement
- Hinche
- Cerca-Cavajal
- Maissade
- Thomonde
Lascahobas Arrondissement
- Lascahobas
- Belladere
- Savanette
Mirebalais Arrondissement
- Mirebalais
- Saut-d'Eau
- Boucan-Carre
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