Chunox is an isolated village in the Corozal District

Corozal District

Corozal District is the northernmost district of the nation of Belize. The population was 33,335 as of 2000. The district capital is Corozal Town.-The Villages of Corozal District:...

 of the nation of Belize

Belize

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Chunox is located at 18N, 88W, at an altitude of 3 meters above sea level

Sea level

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. The village of Chunox is located on the east bank of Laguna Seca towards the south end of the lagoon.
According to the 2000 census, Chunox had a population of 1,143 people.

Chunox Village is served by St. Viator Vocational High School

St. Viator Vocational High School

St. Viator Vocational High School is a Roman Catholic High School managed by St. Francias Xavier Parish in the Corozal District of Belize. It is located 1.5 miles beyond Chunox on the Chunox Sarteneja road....

. While the official language of Chunox is English

English language

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 most residents of Chunox primarily speak Spanish

Spanish language

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While the nearby settlement of Copper Bank

Copper Bank

Copper Bank is a fishing village in the Corozal District of Belize. It is situated on the west bank of Laguna Seca, a shallow lagoon that empties into Chetumal Bay just north-east of the village...

 - situated across the lagoon from Chunox, on the west bank - is a fishing village, Chunox is primarily agricultural, and it is surrounded by sugar cane fields.

There are several Maya

Maya civilization

The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...

residential mound groups in Chunox that appear to date from the Classic Period.