Central Department of Haiti

The central department of Haiti ( fr. Le departement du Center ) is one of 10 departments in Haiti .

department
Central Department
fr Le département du Center
A country	Haiti
Includes	4 counties and 12 communes
Adm Centre	Ensh
History and geography
Square	3,487 km² (3rd place )
Height
Timezone	UTC-5
Population
Population	678,626 people ( 2009 ) ( 5th place )
Density	194.62 people / km² (10th place)
Official language	French
Digital identifiers
ISO 3166-2 code	HT-CE

Located in the central part of the country, on the border with the Dominican Republic . It is the only land-locked department of Haiti.

The area is 3487 km ², the population is 678 626 people (as of 2009 ). The administrative center is the city of Ensh .

Here is the lake Peligr , resulting from the construction of hydropower plants on the Artibonite River . This hydroelectric power station is the largest in the Caribbean .