Infobox settlement official name BelizeCity image skyline Danakosko april 5,2008 3.jpg pushpin map Belize ... 0xe1dbdc6e9012ff22 title BelizeCity, Belize publisher Google Maps accessdate 20 August ... Belize District Belize leader title Mayor of BelizeCity leader name Darrell Bradley established ... DST utc offset DST website footnotes BelizeCity is the List of cities by population largest city in the Central American nation of Belize . Unofficial estimates place the population of BelizeCity at 70,000 .... History BelizeCity was founded originally as Belize Town in the mid 17th century by Baymen British lumber harvesters . It had previously been a small Maya peoples Maya city called Holzuz. Belize ... Honduras 1914.jpg 1400px center Panoramic view of BelizeCity, c. 1914 Natural disasters BelizeCity has been directly struck by two hurricanes since 1900, the 1931 Belize hurricane 1931 hurricane ..., BelizeCity, Belize 20061226.jpg 250px right thumb Highcourt of BelizeCityBelizeCity spreads ... Bay and Vista Del Mar suburbs. Within the city proper it extends up to around the former Belize ... Road, West Landivar, home to two of the University of Belize s three City campuses, and residential ... of the Haulover Creek extending to Barrack Road. St. John s Cathedral, BelizeCity St. John s Cathedral ... Fort StreetTD o.jpg Fort Street Tourism Port File Danakosko april 5,2008.jpg BelizeCity Aerial File Boatsinbelize.jpg BelizeCity Pier as seen from the Belize Swing Bridge. File Belice City Novelos Bus Terminal.jpg The Novelo s Bus Terminal in BelizeCity gallery The divisions of the City are linked ..., Belize Ladyville , northwest of BelizeCity, and by BelizeCity Municipal Airport , located within the city itself. Climate BelizeCity features a tropical monsoon climate , with warm and humid ... of several cities with tropical monsoon climates, BelizeCity sees some precipitation during its dry season. March is the BelizeCity s driest month with only 38 mm of precipitation observed ... more details
BelizeCity Hospital is a hospital, located on Eyre Street in BelizeCity , Belize . The hospital treated many affected by Hurricane Dean . Antoni Go ci ski worked as a surgeon at the hospital from 1949. External links http belize guide.info travel.basics health.and.medical Belize Guide Belize hospital stub Category Hospitals in Belize Category BelizeCity coord missing Belize Orphan date June 2009 ... more details
Infobox airport name BelizeCity Municipal Airport nativename nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA TZA ICAO type Public owner operator city served Belize location BelizeCity elevation f 8 latd 17 latm 30 lats 59 latNS N longd 088 longm 11 longs 30 longEW W coordinates region BZ pushpin map Belize pushpin label pushpin map caption Location in Belize website metric elev metric rwy r1 number 12 30 r1 length f 1,825 r1 length m r1 surface concrete stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes BelizeCity Municipal Airport airport codes TZA is an airport that serves BelizeCity , Belize . It is only one mile from the city center, and is therefore more centrally located to the city than is Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport BelizeCity International Airport . It mostly services travel to Belize s cays, most commonly those that cannot be easily accessed by boat. Scheduled Service airport dest list Maya Island Air Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, Dangriga, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Pedro Ambergris Caye, Savanah Tropic Air Belize International, Caye Caulker, Dangriga, Kanantik, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Pedro Ambergris Caye References http www.fodors.com miniguides mgresults.cfm?destination belize 26&cur section tra Transportation in BelizeCity Category Airports in Belize Category BelizeCity CentralAmerica airport stub Belize struct stub lt Belizo savivaldyb s oro uostas pl Port lotniczy Belize Miejski pt Aer dromo Municipal da Cidade de Belize ... more details
St. Andrew s Church is a church in BelizeCity , Belize . It is one of the oldest churches in the country. References http www.thebelizeproject.org belize city.shtml thebelizeproject.org coord missing Belize DEFAULTSORT Saint Andrew s Church BelizeCity Category BelizeCity Category Churches in BelizeBelize struct stub Church stub ... more details
Orphan date June 2009 BelizeCity First Church of the Nazarene is a church in BelizeCity , Belize . It is located at 3 Albert Street West. References http firstchurchbz.org Official site coord missing Belize Category BelizeCity Category Churches in BelizeBelize struct stub Church stub ... more details
File St Johns Cathedral BelizeCity 2010.jpg thumb right 250px A view from south west St. John s Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of BelizeCity , Belize . The cathedral was the first church to be built in the colony of British Honduras . It was constructed in 1812, although it has numerous alterations dating to more recent renovations. The exterior of the church is of brick the interior is fitted out in mahogany and sapodilla . It is a historical landmark of Belize from the colonial influence of the country s past. Attached to the church is the oldest cemetery in the country, Yarborough Cemetery . References http www.belizeanglican.org 1 StJohnsCathedral Welcome tabid 76 Default.aspx St. John s Cathedral Coord 17 29 19 N 88 11 16 W region BZ type landmark display title Category Buildings and structures completed in 1812 Category 19th century church buildings Category Cathedrals in Belize Category BelizeCityBelize struct stub ca Catedral de Saint John BelizeCity ... more details
Infobox diocese jurisdiction Diocese name BelizeCity Belmopan latin Dioecesis Belizepolitanus Belmopanus country Belize metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica rite Roman Rite cathedral Holy Redeemer Cathedral BelizeCity cocathedral Our Lady of Guadalupe Co Cathedral Belmopan area km2 2,591 population 287,730 population as of 2004 catholics 218,938 catholics percent 76.1 bishop Dorick McGowan Wright coadjutor auxiliary bishops Christopher Glancy The Roman Catholic Diocese of BelizeCity Belmopan lang la Dioecesis Belizepolitanus Belmopanus is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in North America . The diocese comprises the entirety of the former British dependency of Belize . The diocese is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica Archdiocese of Kingston , and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference . ref http www.catholiccaribbean.org articles.asp?id 162 Diocese of BelizeCity & Belmopan Antilles Episcopal Conference December 12, 2002 url accessed June 28, 2006 ref The diocese was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of British Honduras in 1888, and elevated to an Apostolic Vicariate in 1893. Its name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Belize in 1925, and was elevated to a diocese in 1956. In 1983 the name of the diocese was changed to its current form. ref http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dbeli.html Diocese of BelizeCity Belmopan , Catholic Hierarchy.org ... , is Holy Redeemer Cathedral in BelizeCity . ref http www.holyredeemerbelize.org history.html History ... Catholic dioceses in North America BelizeCity Belmopan, Roman Catholic Diocese of Category Christianity in Belize de Bistum BelizeCity Belmopan it Diocesi di BelizeCity Belmopan pl Diecezja BelizeCity Belmopan pt Diocese da Cidade de Belize Belmopan ru ... is the co cathedral of the diocese. ref http kozmicmedia.com belize journal belizej7.html The Belize ... more details
Refimprove date August 2009 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Cult Cargo BelizeCity Boil Up Type compilation Artist Various Artists Cover Released 2005 Genre Funk , World Label The Numero Group Producer Tom Lunt, Ken Shipley, Rob Sevier, Last album Fern Jones The Glory Road br 2004 This album Cult Cargo BelizeCity Boil Up br 2005 Next album Eccentric Soul The Deep City Label br 2006 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score rating 4 5 ref http www.allmusic.com album r802814 Allmusic Review ref rev2 Pitchfork Media rev2score 8.8 10 ref http pitchfork.com reviews albums 2078 cult cargo belizecity boil up Pitchfork Media review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Cult Cargo BelizeCity Boil Up is the sixth release by The Numero Group . The release documents Compton Fairweather s circle of musical influence in the tiny nation of Belize . ref cite web url http www.rootsworld.com reviews belizeboil.shtml title Cult Cargo BelizeCity Boil Up RootsWorld Recording Review publisher Rootsworld.com date accessdate 2012 02 11 ref Track listing Disco Connection Lord Rhaburn Can t Go Halfway Harmonettes Guajida Jesus Acosta & The Professionals The Same Old Me The Web A Part Of Being With You The Professionals More Love Reggae Lord Rhaburn The Back Stabbers The Professionals Rated G The Web Shame, Shame, Shame Shirley & Company song Shame Shame Shame Harmonettes Funky Jive Part II Soul Creations Don t Fight It Lord Rhaburn Long Time Boy Nadia Cattouse Boogaloo A La Chuck Lord Rhaburn Theme From The Godfather The Professionals Things Are Going To Work Out Right The Web Funky Jive Part I Soul Creations References Reflist External links http www.dustedmagazine.com reviews 2431 http www.numerogroup.com press.php?category Numero 20006 Category 2005 compilation albums ... more details
46 longEW W largest cityBelizeCity government type Parliamentary system Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy leader title1 Monarchy of Belize Queen of Belize leader title2 Governor General of Belize Governor General leader title3 Prime Minister of Belize Prime Minister leader name1 ... Panoramic view of BelizeCity, c. 1914 The Great Depression of the 1930s caused a near collapse of the colonial ... Guatemalan Treaty of 1859 which supposedly obligated the British to build a road between BelizeCity .... In 1931 an unnamed hurricane destroyed over two thirds of the buildings in BelizeCity and killed ... of BelizeCity for the second time in thirty years prompted the relocation of the capital ... of BelizeCity at around 0045 UTC on 25 October 2010. ref cite web author Daniel Brown Robbie Berg ... Cucumber Beach at the Old Belize Adventure Cultural and Historical Center at Mile 4, BelizeCity ... s Cathedral, BelizeCity, the oldest Anglican Church in Central America or the Caribbean File G ... 31 constituencies . The principal municipalities at the 2010 Census were BelizeCity 53,532 , Belmopan ... in urban areas such as BelizeCity, coastal towns and villages, and in the Belize River Valley ... long name Belize common name Belize image flag Flag of Belize.svg image coat Coat of arms of Belize.svg ... 19 title Belize publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 17 April 2012 ref GDP PPP rank GDP ... 78th HDI year 2010 HDI category span style color 090 high span currency Belize dollar currency code ... code 501 footnote1 sup 1 sup These ranks are based on the 2007 figures. br Belize IPAc en audio En ... of Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Belize ... April 2012 Belize is bordered to the north by Mexico , south and west by Guatemala , and to the east by the Caribbean Sea . Belize s mainland is about convert 290 km mi long and convert 110 km mi wide ... Institute of Belize publisher Statisticsbelize.org.bz date 1 April 2007 accessdate 29 August 2010 ref ... more details
Belize is a country in Central America. Belize may also refer to Belize District , a district of BelizeBelizeCity , Belize s largest cityBelize River , a river in BelizeBelize, Angola , a town in the Angolan province of Cabinda province Cabinda Belize Inlet , British Columbia, Canada, named for BelizeCity disamb fr Belize homonymie hr Belize razdvojba it Belize disambigua lt Belizas reik m s nl Belize ru ... more details
There have been two Christian dioceses named after the country of Belize the Anglican Diocese of Belize the Roman Catholic Diocese of BelizeCity Belmopan , formerly the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize disambig ... more details
islam by country The statistics for Islam in Belize estimate a total Muslim population of 2,794, representing 1 percent of the total population. The Muslim community is led by the Islamic Mission of Belize IMB headquartered in BelizeCity . Sources Belize Religion, Belize Visitor, 2007. http www.belizevisitor.com religion in Belize.html Islam in the Americas Category Religion in Belize Category Islam by country Belize Category Islam in Central America Bel Islam country stub Belize stub ms Islam di Belize ... more details
unreferenced date August 2011 Biscayne, Belize is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize . It is a mainland village located in the Belize District . coord 17 43 N 88 27 W display title region BZ type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in BelizeBelize geo stub ... more details
File Museum of Belize.jpg right thumb Entrance The Museum of Belize is an art and history museum in BelizeCity , Belize . Formerly the BelizeCity Prison, it was restored and renovated into a national museum . It features exhibits of Maya civilization Maya artifacts and explores some 3,000 years of Maya history, the prison s history, colonial life, and cultural exhibits of the many ethnic groups of the nation. External links http www.belizedistrict.com todo bc.html Belize district.com website Category Museums in Belize Category Mesoamerican art museums Category National museums Belize Category BelizeCity Category Archaeology of BelizeBelize museum stub ... more details
Bomba is a settlement located in the nation of Belize . It is a mainland village located in the Belize District . coord 17 53 N 88 16 W display title region BZ type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in BelizeBelize geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date August 2011 Santana is a settlement located in the nation of Belize . It is a mainland village located in the Belize District . coord 17 48 N 88 17 W display title region BZ type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in BelizeBelize geo stub ... more details
Infobox football club clubname F.C. Belize image Image FCBELIZE.jpg 150px fullname Football Club Belize nickname Chilangos founded 2005 ground MCC Grounds stadium MCC Grounds br BelizeCity , Belize capacity 5,000 chairman Lionel Welch manager Anthony Bernard league Premier League of Belize season 2010 ... ra2 leftarm2 00CCFF body2 00CCFF rightarm2 00CCFF shorts2 00CCFF socks2 00CCFF FC Belize is a Belize an football soccer football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League BPFL of the Football Federation of Belize . The team is based in BelizeCity . Their home stadium is MCC Grounds stadium MCC Grounds . Team Members Achievements Belize Premier Football League 2 2006, 2007 Current squad Fs start Fs player no 1 nat Belize pos GK name Elroy Rowley Fs player no 2 nat Belize ... nat Honduras pos DF name Jorge Estrada Fs player no 5 nat Belize pos DF name Mathew Leal Fs player no 7 nat Belize pos DF name Ian Gaynair Fs player no 8 nat Belize pos MF name David Ramos Fs player no 9 nat Belize pos FW name Wayne Miller Fs player no 10 nat Belize pos MF name Francisco Briceno Fs player no 11 nat Belize pos FW name Carlton Rogers Fs player no 12 nat Belize pos MF name Jermmy Bermudez Fs player no 14 nat El Salvador pos FW name Jose Mongue Fs mid Fs player no 15 nat Belize pos FW name Jeromy James Fs player no 16 nat Belize pos FW name Dalton Cayetano Fs player no 17 nat Belize pos MF name Thomas Castro Fs player no 18 nat Belize pos FW name Eric Martinez Fs player no 19 nat Belize pos MF name Marlon Clarke Fs player no 20 nat Belize pos MF name Delwin Jones Fs player no 21 nat Belize pos DF name Cristobal Gilharry other captain association football captain Fs player no 22 nat Belize pos DF name Leon Cadle Fs player no 24 nat Belize pos MF name Jael Ottley Fs player no 25 nat Belize pos FW name Jermaine Zuniga Fs player no 26 nat Belize pos MF name Alfred Garnett Fs player no 32 nat Belize pos FW name Jahron Myvett Fs end Former notable players col begin small col ... more details
Politics of BelizeBelize is divided into 6 districts. The districts are listed below, with the capital city and some statistics List class wikitable sortable bgcolor efefef District Capital City Area km Area sq. mi Population 2005 est 2 letter abbreviation 3 letter abbreviation Belize District BelizeBelizeCity 4,204 1,623 87,000 BZ BZD Cayo District Cayo San Ignacio, Belize San Ignacio ...Image BelizeNumbered.png thumb right 300px Districts of Belize br 1. Belize District br 2. Cayo District ... 2,176 840 30,000 SC SCK Toledo District Toledo Punta Gorda, Belize Punta Gorda 4,648 1,795 27,600 TO TOL Largest cities and towns by population Based on 2005 estimate BelizeCity , BZ spaced ndash 70,800 Orange Walk Town Orange Walk , OW spaced ndash 17,300 San Ignacio, Belize San Ignacio , CY ... Carmen , CY spaced ndash 7,200 Punta Gorda, Belize Punta Gorda , TO spaced ndash 5,000 Principal cities and towns by district BelizeBelizeCity District Capital Bermudian Landing Burrell Boom Caye Caulker Crooked Tree, Belize Crooked tree Double Head Cabbage Gales Point Hattieville La Democracia, Belize La Democracia Ladyville Lord s Bank Mahogany Heights Maskall Sand Hill, Belize Sand Hill San Pedro Town San Pedro on Ambergris Caye Santana, Belize Santana Cayo File Belmopan Parliament.jpg thumb ... Blackman Eddy Bullet Tree Falls Camalote Central Farm Esperanza, Belize Esperanza Las Flores, Belize Las Flores Roaring Creek, Belize Roaring Creek San Antonio Cayo San Antonio San Ignacio Town San ... Lookout Teakettle, Belize Teakettle Valley of Peace, Belize Valley of Peace Corozal File Corazal Belize.JPG thumb right 300px Downtown Corozal Town Buena Vista, Belize Buena Vista Calcutta, Belize Calcutta Caledonia, Belize Caledonia Chunox Consejo Corozal Town District Capital Libertad, Belize Libertad Little Belize Louisville, Belize Louisville Paraiso, Belize Paraiso Patchakan Progresso, Belize Progresso Ranchito San Narciso, Belize San Narciso San Joaquin, Belize San Joaquin San Pedro ... more details
There are several ports of Belize through which boats enter. Commercial ports Big Creek Port , located in the Stann Creek District, is primarily used for banana exports, although some containers are received at this location to better service the southern region of Belize. It is also the port of departure for the oil fields in Spanish Lookout . Belize Natural Energy has an oil storage facility onsite. The Commerce Bight Port is primarily used for citrus exports. The Port of Belize is located in BelizeCity, and is the largest Port in the country where the majority of Belize s commercial imports and exports are processed. The Commerce Bight Port and BelizeCity Port are owned and operated by the Port of Belize Ltd. It should also be noted that cruise ships anchor just off shore, and local tenders ferry people from the ships to the city. Other ports Sailors can enter from ports at BelizeCity Cay Caulker Punta Gorda San Pedro on Ambergris Caye Entering these ports will require officials to put travelers through customs and other clearances. Tourism Tourism is one of the major industries in Belize and government statistics say one in four Belizeans work in this sectors. In 2004, over 800,000 tourists visited Belize projections for 2005 exceed 1,000,000. Carnival Cruise Lines signed an agreement in July 2005 with Belize Ports Ltd. for the construction of a US 50 million cruise terminal next to the Port of Belize Ltd. This project serves as a catalyst for the development of the new Commercial Free Zone and the new Export Processing Zone to be built next to the Cruise Terminal between 2005 2007. External links http www.portofbelize.com Port of Belize http www.belizeportslimited.com Belize Ports Ltd coord missing BelizeBelize topics Category Ports and harbours of BelizeBelize geo stub ... more details
its jurisdiction. Albert Constituency is home to the headquarters of most of Belize s banks, BelizeCity s major stores, The Supreme Court of BelizeCity, The Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, The BelizeCity House of Culture, Battlefield Park, the BelizeCity Commercial Center, and several ..., is located entirely within the boundaries of BelizeCity , and is one of 10 constituencies in the Belize District that fall within the city limits of BelizeCityBelize . Albert is considered the downtown area of BelizeCIty and is located on the eastern part of the city s southside. Albert is bounded ... of Mesopotamia and Queen s Square on the west. The historic BelizeCity Swing Bridge, which ... of 13 in the Belize District 10th out of 10 in BelizeCity and 31st out of 31 in the country of Belize. Albert is thus Belize s smallest constituency in terms of both voting population and in area. See also Districts of Belize Constituencies of Belize Politics of BelizeBelizeBelizeCity References ...refimprove date December 2008 Infobox Settlement official name Albert, Belize image skyline Belize.BzeCity.SwingBridge.01.jpg imagesize 300px image caption BelizeCity s historic Swing Bridge with the BelizeCity Commercial Center located in Albert in the background. image flag image seal pushpin map Belize pushpin mapsize 300 map caption Map of Corozal metropolitan area coordinates display inline,title coordinates region BZ subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name flag Belize subdivision type1 Districts of Belize District subdivision name1 Belize District subdivision type2 subdivision ... m elevation ft website footnotes Albert is a constituency in the Belize District of the Central American nation of Belize . History Albert was one of the original 18 constituencies that were ... of the National Independence Party Belize National Independence Party won the seat of the Albert Division ... in 2008. Albert is currently being represented in the House of Representatives of Belize by the People ... more details
title established date founder seat type Capital seat BelizeCity government footnotes leader ... area code iso code website URL example.com footnotes The Belize District is a Districts of Belize district of the nation of Belize , with its district capital being the nation s largest city, BelizeCity . Settlements San Pedro Town , which is situated on the island of Ambergris Caye , is also in the Belize ... , Big Falls, Belize Big Falls , Rancho Dolores, Belize Rancho Dolores , Hattieville , Freetown Sibun , Gracie Rock , La Democracia, Belize La Democracia , and Gales Point are all mainland villages in the Belize District. The Crooked Tree and Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuaries, the Belize Zoo 30 miles west of BelizeCity , as well as the ancient Maya civilization Maya ruins of Altun Ha are all in this district ... with an estimated number of 69,200 of these living in the two urban areas. BelizeCity is by far ... . 10 of these are in BelizeCity proper the remainder are classified as rural. BelizeCity constituencies The 10 constituencies that fall within the city limits of BelizeCityBelize are Albert, Caribbean ... and descriptions name Belize District native name native name lang ISO 639 2 code e.g. fr for French. If more than one, use lang instead settlement type Districts of Belize District image skyline image ... image map Belize BelizeDistrict.png mapsize 200px map alt map caption Location of the district in Belize ... footnotes subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Belize subdivision ... dms20uc dynamicdata docs 20100112164405 2.pdf publisher Statistical Institute of Belize ref population ... , Bomba, Belize Bomba , Corozalito , Santana, Belize Santana , Lucky Strike, Belize Lucky Strike , Rockstone Pond , Boston, Belize Boston , Crooked Tree, Belize Crooked Tree , Biscayne, Belize Biscayne , May Pen, Belize May Pen , Gardenia, Belize Gardenia , Grace Bank , Sand Hill, Belize Sand Hill , Lord s Bank , Ladyville , Burrel Boom , Buttercup, Belize Buttercup , Scotland Halfmoon , Flowers ... more details
Infobox Company company name BTL Belize Telemedia Limited company logo company type Public company Public company slogan It s All About You foundation 1972 Merged with Cable and Wireless Belize in 1987 location BelizeCity , Belize key people Nestor Vasquez , Chairman of the Board of Directors industry Telecommunications num employees about 500 products Telephone , Internet , television revenue profit 26.1 million Belize dollar BZD 2006 net income profit 156.2 million Belize dollar USD 2006 homepage http www.belizetelemedia.net belizetelemedia.net Belize Telemedia Limited BTL , formerly Belize Telecommunications Limited, is a Telephone company telecommunications company in Belize . Established in 1972 as the Telecommunications Authority, it rapidly became Belize s leading telecommunication provider in the 1980s and 90s. Today, it enjoys the most subscribers to telephone, cellular, Internet and other services. In May 2007, it changed its name from Belize Telecommunications Limited to Belize Telemedia Limited. In August 2009, the company was nationalized by the Government of Belize, who appropriated over up to 94 of its shares. ref http www.governmentofbelize.gov.bz download pm intro bill.pdf ref External links http www.belizetelemedia.net Belize Telemedia Limited Official site References reflist http www.reporter.bz index.php?option content&task view&id 1456&Itemid 2 The Reporter, 29 September 2006 Outrage at callous BTL Call for Fonseca to resign http www.reporter.bz index.php?option content&task view&id 1411 The Reporter, 08 September 2006 BTL s 5.8M tax write off Another can of worms for Musa Category Telecommunications companies of Belize Category Companies established in 1972 Belize stub Telecom company stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox settlement official name Little Belize image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal pushpin map Belize pushpin mapsize 300 map caption coordinates region BZ subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name Flag Belize subdivision type1 Districts of Belize District subdivision name1 Corozal District subdivision type2 subdivision name2 leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude area total km2 area total sq mi area land km2 area land sq mi area water km2 area water sq mi area water percent area urban km2 area urban sq mi area metro km2 area metro sq mi population as of 2000 population note population total 2059 population density km2 population density sq mi population metro population density metro km2 population density metro sq mi population urban timezone Central Time zone Central utc offset 6 timezone DST utc offset DST latd 18 latm 12 lats latNS N longd 88 longm 24 longs longEW W elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Little Belize is a town in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize . Little Belize is located at 18N, 88W, at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level. The population is mostly Mennonite . According to the 2000 census, Little Belize had a population of 2,059 people. Coord 18 12 N 88 24 W region BZ type city display title Category Corozal District Category Populated places in BelizeBelize geo stub ca Little Belize es Little Belize ja pl Little Belize pt Little Belize ... more details
Culture of Belize According to the 2000 census, Catholic Church Roman Catholics constitute 49.6 of the population of Belize Protestantism Protestants constitute 29 Pentecostalism Pentecostals 7.4 percent, Anglicanism Anglicans 5.3 percent, Seventh day Adventist Church Seventh day Adventists 5.2 percent, Mennonite s 4.1 percent, Baptists 3.5 percent, and Methodism Methodists 3.5 percent . ref name us http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2008 108514.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2008 Belize . U.S. Department of State 2008 . PD notice ref There are approximately 6,000 Nazarenes and modest numbers of Hindus, Baha is, Buddhists, Jehovah s Witnesses, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Mormons , Muslims, Rastafarians, and Salvation Army members. ref name us Except for the Mennonites and Pentecostals, who live mostly in the rural districts of Cayo and Orange Walk, members of these groups tend to live in BelizeCity. ref name us Catholics are numerous throughout the country and constitute the majority in all but two of the country s six districts, Belize and Cayo, where they represent a plurality of the population. ref name us Approximately 10 percent of citizens identify themselves as nonbelievers or members of no religious congregation. ref name us Belizean Roman Catholic churches belong to the Roman Catholic Diocese of BelizeCity Belmopan Diocese of BelizeCity Belmopan Anglican churches belong to the Anglican Diocese of Belize Diocese of Belize , part ... a presence in Santa Elena, Belize Santa Elena . ref http www.orthodoxchurch.bz Orthodox Church of Belize ... eng contact us belizeBelize . LDS Newsroom. retrieved 2008 12 13 ref The Constitution of Belize provides ... in Belize Mennonites in Belize Hinduism in Belize Islam in Belize References Reflist Americas topic Religion in DEFAULTSORT Religion In Belize Category Religion in Belize lae cs N bo enstv v Belize ru ... more details
Infobox River river name Belize river image name BelizeRiverShot.JPG caption The Belize River origin Confluence Mopan River Mopan and Macal River Macal rivers br coord 17 11 N 89 04 W display inline mouth Caribbean Sea at BelizeCity br coord 17 32 N 88 14 W display inline basin countries Guatemala , Belize length 290 km including Mopan River elevation 80 metre m mouth elevation 0 m discharge watershed Caribbean Sea Belize River is a 180 mile 290 km Fact date March 2009 river in Belize that drains more than one quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains across the center of the country to the sea just north of BelizeCity coord 17 32 N 88 14 W display inline . However, the Belize River Mopan River Catchment contains over 45 percent of the population of Belize. Also known as the Old River , the Belize River is navigable up to the Guatemalan border and served as the main artery of commerce and communication between the interior and the coast until well into the twentieth century. The Belize River begins where the Mopan River and Macal River join just east of San Ignacio Cayo , Belize coord 17 11 N 89 04 W display inline . It flows through the Belize river valley which is largely tropical rain forest . The river has long been associated with forestry , particularly of mahogany , some small stands of which still occur. The Belize River is a vital ... Rivers within Guatemala and Belize 2003 ref The greater Mopan Belize River Catchment provides ... of Mayan archaeological sites in the watershed of the Belize River and its tributaries ... div style font size 90 references div Category Belize River Category Rivers of Belize Category Rivers of Guatemala Belize geo stub Guatemala geo stub cy Afon Belize da Belizefloden de Belize River es R o Belice fr Belize fleuve it Belize fiume sw Belize mto lt Belizas up nl Belize rivier no Belizeelva nn Belizeelva pl Belize rzeka pt Rio Belize ru ... more details
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