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Belize
Belize
Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...

 is divided into 6 districts. The districts are listed below, with the capital city and some statistics:

List

District Capital City Area (km²) Area (sq. mi) Population (2005 est) 2-letter abbreviation 3-letter abbreviation
Belize
Belize District
The Belize District is a district of the nation of Belize, with its district capital being the nation's largest city, Belize City.- Settlements :...

Belize City
Belize City
Belize City is the largest city in the Central American nation of Belize. Unofficial estimates place the population of Belize City at 70,000 or more. It is located at the mouth of the Belize River on the coast of the Caribbean. The city is the country's principal port and its financial and...

4,204 1,623 87,000 BZ BZD
Cayo
Cayo District
Cayo District is a district in the west of the nation of Belize. The District capital is the town of San Ignacio.- Geography :The Cayo District is the largest district in Belize. It is located on the western side of the country which borders Guatemala. The nation's capital, Belmopan, is...

San Ignacio 5,338 2,061 66,800 CY CYO
Corozal
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:...

Corozal Town
Corozal Town
Corozal Town is a town in the nation of Belize, capital of Corozal District. Corozal Town is located about 84 miles north of Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico. The population of Corozal Town, according to the main results of the 2010 census, it is 9,871...

1,860 718 35,500 CZ CZL
Orange Walk
Orange Walk District
Orange Walk District is a district in the northwest of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in Orange Walk Town.- Main settlements :...

Orange Walk Town
Orange Walk Town
Orange Walk Town is the second largest town in the nation of Belize, with a population of about 13,400 . It is the capital of the Orange Walk District...

4,737 1,829 47,000 OW OWK
Stann Creek
Stann Creek District
Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people...

Dangriga
Dangriga
Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of Stann Creek. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District and also the largest town in southern Belize...

2,176 840 30,000 SC SCK
Toledo
Toledo District
Toledo District is the southernmost district in Belize, and Punta Gorda the District capital. Although the least developed region in the country, it features some of the most pristine rainforests, extensive cave networks, coastal lowland plains, and offshore cays...

Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda, Belize
Punta Gorda, known locally as PG, is the town of the Toledo District in southern Belize. Punta Gorda is the southernmost sizable town in the nation, with a population of about 6,000 people...

4,648 1,795 27,600 TO TOL

Largest cities and towns by population

Based on 2005 estimate:
  1. Belize City
    Belize City
    Belize City is the largest city in the Central American nation of Belize. Unofficial estimates place the population of Belize City at 70,000 or more. It is located at the mouth of the Belize River on the coast of the Caribbean. The city is the country's principal port and its financial and...

    , BZ 70,800
  2. Orange Walk
    Orange Walk Town
    Orange Walk Town is the second largest town in the nation of Belize, with a population of about 13,400 . It is the capital of the Orange Walk District...

    , OW 17,300
  3. San Ignacio, CY 16,800
  4. Belmopan
    Belmopan
    Belmopan , estimated population 20,000 is the capital city of Belize.Belmopan is located at , at an altitude of 76 metres above sea level. Belmopan was constructed just to the east of Belize River, inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by...

    , CY 13,500
  5. Dangriga
    Dangriga
    Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of Stann Creek. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District and also the largest town in southern Belize...

    , SC 10,800
  6. Corozal
    Corozal Town
    Corozal Town is a town in the nation of Belize, capital of Corozal District. Corozal Town is located about 84 miles north of Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico. The population of Corozal Town, according to the main results of the 2010 census, it is 9,871...

    , CZ 8,900
  7. San Pedro
    San Pedro Town
    San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to 2005 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 12,400. It is the second largest city in the Belize District and largest city in the...

    , BZ 8,500
  8. Benque Viejo del Carmen
    Benque Viejo del Carmen
    Benque Viejo del Carmen is a town in the Cayo District in the country of Belize.-History:The town was established in the 19th century, mostly by immigrants from Guatemala. During the first years of the 21st century, the town experienced a rapid boom in population...

    , CY 7,200
  9. Punta Gorda
    Punta Gorda, Belize
    Punta Gorda, known locally as PG, is the town of the Toledo District in southern Belize. Punta Gorda is the southernmost sizable town in the nation, with a population of about 6,000 people...

    , TO 5,000

Belize

    • Belize City
      Belize City
      Belize City is the largest city in the Central American nation of Belize. Unofficial estimates place the population of Belize City at 70,000 or more. It is located at the mouth of the Belize River on the coast of the Caribbean. The city is the country's principal port and its financial and...

       (District Capital)
    • Bermudian Landing
      Bermudian Landing
      Bermudian Landing is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village that is located in the Belize District....

    • Burrell Boom
    • Caye Caulker
      Caye Caulker
      Caye Caulker is a small limestone coral island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea measuring about by less than . The town on the island is known by the name Caye Caulker Village...

    • Crooked tree
      Crooked Tree, Belize
      Crooked Tree is a settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village located in the Belize District....

    • Double Head Cabbage
      Double Head Cabbage
      Double Head Cabbage is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village that is located in the Belize District....

    • Gales Point
      Gales Point
      Gales Point is a village in the Belize District in the nation of Belize, Central America. The village is on a peninsula in the Southern Lagoon. In 2000 Gales Point had a population of about 500 people, most of whom subsist on fishing and farming....

    • Hattieville
      Hattieville
      Hattieville, sometimes also known as Hattieville Village, is a town in the Belize District of the nation of Belize. It is located at 17N 88W, at an elevation of 196 feet above mean sea level, and has a population of about 1,300 people...

    • La Democracia
      La Democracia, Belize
      La Democracia is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village that is located in the Belize District....

    • Ladyville
      Ladyville
      Ladyville is a village in the Belize District and the largest in the nation of Belize, 8 miles to the north west of Belize City. The Northern Highway, one of the main highways that connect the Belize District to the north of the country, runs through the village.-History:Although originally a...

    • Lord's Bank
      Lord's Bank
      Lord's Bank is a village in the Belize District in the nation of Belize, Central America....

    • Mahogany Heights
    • Maskall
      Maskall
      Maskall is a settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village located in the Belize District....

    • Sand Hill
      Sand Hill, Belize
      Sand Hill, Belize is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village located in the Belize District....

    • San Pedro
      San Pedro Town
      San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to 2005 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 12,400. It is the second largest city in the Belize District and largest city in the...

       (on Ambergris Caye
      Ambergris Caye
      Ambergris Caye, pronounced "am-BER-gris", is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the Corozal District....

      )
    • Santana
      Santana, Belize
      Santana is a settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village located in the Belize District....


Cayo

    • Belmopan
      Belmopan
      Belmopan , estimated population 20,000 is the capital city of Belize.Belmopan is located at , at an altitude of 76 metres above sea level. Belmopan was constructed just to the east of Belize River, inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by...

       (Belizean National Capital)
    • Benque Viejo del Carmen
      Benque Viejo del Carmen
      Benque Viejo del Carmen is a town in the Cayo District in the country of Belize.-History:The town was established in the 19th century, mostly by immigrants from Guatemala. During the first years of the 21st century, the town experienced a rapid boom in population...

    • Blackman Eddy
      Blackman Eddy
      Blackman Eddy is a village located on the banks of the Belize River in the Cayo District, Belize. Like most villages out west in Belize, the Western Highway runs through the middle of the village....

    • Bullet Tree Falls
    • Camalote
    • Central Farm
    • Esperanza
    • Las Flores
    • Roaring Creek
    • San Antonio
      San Antonio Cayo
      San Antonio or San Antonio Cayo is a village in the Cayo District of Belize. In 2000 the village of San Antonio had a population of 2,124 people. Its population is predominantly Yukatek-speaking Maya....

    • San Ignacio (District Capital)
    • San Jose Succotz
    • Santa Elena
    • Santa Familia
    • Spanish Lookout
      Spanish Lookout
      Spanish Lookout is a town in the Cayo District of Belize, Central America. In 2000, Spanish Lookout had a population of 1,786 people. Spanish Lookout is a community of Mennonites in Belize....

    • Teakettle
    • Valley of Peace
      Valley of Peace, Belize
      Valley of Peace is a village in the Cayo District of Belize. In 2000 Valley of Peace had a population of 1,809 people. The population in 2007 grew to 2,108....


Corozal

    • Buena Vista
    • Calcutta
      Calcutta, Belize
      Calcutta is a village in the Corozal District of Belize.-History:After the British put down the Sepoy Mutiny in India, the British Parliament ordered 1000 Indians who had supported the rebellion removed from India and transported to British Honduras...

    • Caledonia
    • Chunox
      Chunox
      Chunox is an isolated village in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize.Chunox is located at 18N, 88W, at an altitude of 3 meters above sea level. The village of Chunox is located on the east bank of Laguna Seca towards the south end of the lagoon....

    • Consejo
      Consejo
      Consejo is a village in the north of Corozal District of the nation of Belize. Consejo is located on a point of land where the bays of Corozal and Chetumal meet...

    • Corozal Town
      Corozal Town
      Corozal Town is a town in the nation of Belize, capital of Corozal District. Corozal Town is located about 84 miles north of Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico. The population of Corozal Town, according to the main results of the 2010 census, it is 9,871...

       (District Capital)
    • Libertad
    • Little Belize
      Little Belize
      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....

    • Louisville
      Louisville, Belize
      Louisville is a village in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize, located at . According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 655 people....

    • Paraiso
    • Patchakan
    • Progresso
      Progresso, Belize
      Progresso is a village in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize, with a population of 1,165 according to the 2000 census....

    • Ranchito
    • San Narciso
    • San Joaquin
    • San Pedro, Corozal
    • Santa Elena
    • Sarteneja
      Sarteneja
      Sarteneja is a fishing village in the Corozal District of Belize. It is located on the Shipstern Peninsula, approximately forty miles by road from Orange Walk Town and is near the privately owned Shipstern Nature Reserve...

    • Xaibe
      Xaibe
      Xaibe is little rural settlement in the country of Belize. It is located in the Corozal district. The name Xaibe literally means 'crossroads'. This may well account for the village been located en route to other villages and destinations. The people of the Mayan civilization often traversed across...


Orange Walk

    • August Pine Ridge
    • Blue Creek
    • Carmelita
      Carmelita, Belize
      Carmelita is a village in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize. According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 1,269 people....

    • Chan Pine Ridge
    • Douglas
    • Gallon Jug
    • Guinea Grass
    • Indian Church
    • Orange Walk Town
      Orange Walk Town
      Orange Walk Town is the second largest town in the nation of Belize, with a population of about 13,400 . It is the capital of the Orange Walk District...

       (District Capital)
    • San Estevan
      San Estevan, Belize
      San Estevan was the first town in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize but later became a village due to migration of villagers to other parts of the country during a great epedimic. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,847 people...

    • San Felipe
    • San Jose
      San José, Orange Walk District
      San José is a village in the Orange Walk District of Belize. In the 2000 census, San José had a population of 2,254 people....

    • San Jose Palmar
      San Jose Palmar
      San Jose Palmar is a village in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize. The official name of the village is San Jose "Nuevo" Palmar. The village has a unique and colorful history that dates back to the colonial era. The village was first settled on October 12, 1936 after the settlers...

    • San Lazaro
      San Lazaro
      San Lazaro is an archaeological site of pueblos in the U.S. state of New Mexico.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. At that time it was declared:-External links:*, at Historic American Building Survey...

    • San Pablo
      San Pablo, Belize
      San Pablo is a town in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize, with a population of 926 people according to the 2000 census....

    • San Roman
    • Santha Martha
    • Shipyard
      Shipyard, Belize
      Shipyard is a village in the Orange Walk District of Belize. In the 2000 census, Shipyard had a population of 2,385 people. Most of the population are Mennonite. Most residents of Shipyard speak Low German.The Mennonites of Ship yard are a very integrated community most of them work as carpenters,...

    • Tower Hill
    • Trial Farm
      Trial Farm, Belize
      Trial Farm is a village near Orange Walk Town in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize. According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 3,443 people. It is located at 29 metres above sea level....

    • Trinidad
    • Yo Creek

Stann Creek

    • Alta Vista
    • Big Creek
      Big Creek, Belize
      Big Creek is a sea port facility in Belize. Big Creek is a deep-water port on the Caribbean Sea in Belize's Toledo District , constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's second most important port, after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp...

    • Dangriga
      Dangriga
      Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of Stann Creek. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District and also the largest town in southern Belize...

       (District Capital)
    • Hope Creek
    • Hopkins
      Hopkins, Belize
      Hopkins is a coastal town in eastern Belize.Hopkins is a Garifuna village on the coast of the Stann Creek District in Belize. Hopkins is considered by some Belizeans to be the cultural center of the Garifuna population in Belize...

    • Independence
    • Mango Creek
    • Maya Centre
    • Maya Mopan
    • Melinda
    • Middlesex
    • Mullins River
      Mullins River
      Mullins River is the name of both a river and of a village on that river in the Stann Creek District of Belize.The Village of Mullins River is located at the mouth of the river of the same name on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, north of Dangriga. At the time of the 1904 census Mullins River had a...

    • Placencia
      Placencia
      Placencia is a small town located in the Stann Creek District of Belize. It is the most southern town on the largest peninsula of the Gulf of Mexico.-History:...

    • Pomona
    • Riversdale
    • San Juan Busco
    • Sarawee
    • Seine Bight
    • Silk Grass
    • Sittee River
      Sittee River
      The Sittee River is a river in Belize.Located in central Belize, the mangroves located at the mouth of this river are the tallest ever reported for the Caribbean region and among the tallest anywhere in the entire Neotropics. The mouth of the Sittee River represents the optimal conditions for...


Toledo

    • Aguacate
    • Barranco
    • Bladden
    • Big Falls
      Big Falls, Belize
      Big Falls is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village that is located in the Belize District....

    • Blue Creek
    • Forest Home
    • Golden Stream
    • Indian Creek
    • Jacinto
    • Jalacte
    • Monkey River
      Monkey River Town
      Monkey River Town is a village in the north of the Toledo District of the Central American nation of Belize. It is on the Caribbean Sea on the southern shore of the mouth of Belize's Monkey River...

    • Otoxha
    • Punta Gorda
      Punta Gorda, Belize
      Punta Gorda, known locally as PG, is the town of the Toledo District in southern Belize. Punta Gorda is the southernmost sizable town in the nation, with a population of about 6,000 people...

       (District Capital)
    • San Antonio
    • San Benito Poite
    • San Pedro Columbia
      San Pedro Columbia
      San Pedro Columbia is a village in Toledo District, Belize, located about two miles from the ancient Maya ruins of Lubaantun. In 2000 San Pedro Columbia had a population of about 700 people. The population is mostly Kekchi Maya with some Mopan Maya. San Pedro Columbia has Belize's largest...

    • Toledo Settlement
      Toledo Settlement
      Toledo Settlement is a town in Belize's Toledo District.Toledo Settlement is located at , at an elevation of 37 meters above sea level. It was originally settled by African American refugees from the United States who had fled during the American Civil War....

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