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Mirebalais Mibalè | |
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  Mirebalais Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates:18°50′0″N72°6′19″W / 18.83333°N 72.10528°W /18.83333; -72.10528 | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Centre |
| Arrondissement | Mirebalais |
| Established | 1702 |
| Area | |
• Total | 330.87 km2 (127.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 97,755 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Area code | HT 5210 |
Mirebalais (French pronunciation:[miʁbalɛ];Haitian Creole:Mibalè) is acommune in theCentredepartment ofHaiti, approximately 60 km northeast ofPort-au-Prince on National Road 3. The city was established in 1702.
AmericanRotarians have made a number of mission-type trips to the city and surrounding areas since the 1980s. Located along thehydroelectric power transmission grid, the city normally has electricity throughout the day and night.
During theUnited Nations occupation of 2005,Nepalese troops were stationed in the city, using the city jail as their headquarters.
A U.S. militaryC-17 cargo plane carried out a large airdrop of food and supplies here in the wake of the2010 Haiti earthquake.
Mirebalais is served by the teaching hospitalHôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, the largest solar-operated hospital in the world.
Mirebalais is home to theAS Mirebalais sports team.
