Cange, Haiti

Cange
Village
Cange
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°56′0″N 71°59′30″W / 18.93333°N 71.99167°W / 18.93333; -71.99167
Country Haiti
DepartmentCentre
ArrondissementMirebalais
Elevation
199 m (656 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (UTC)

Cange is a small remote village in the Mirebalais Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. Cange is the location of an American funded hospital, Zanmi Lasante, run by Partners in Health. It is accessible by vehicle as it is located directly off Route Nationale 3. Cange sits on the edge of Lake Péligre, created by a large hydroelectric dam. Some notable residents of Cange have been and are Dr. Paul Farmer and Father Fritz Lafontant.

There is a population of 30,000 people within a radius of 7 km.

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