Belize District

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Belize District
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Location of Belize District in Belize
Data
Capital Belize City
population 95,292 (2010)
surface 4,307 km²
Population density 21 people / km²
ISO 3166-2 BZ-BZ
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View of Belize City
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Altun Ha Mayan Ruin in Belize District

Belize District is one of six administrative districts (Districts) in the Central American state of Belize with the provincial capital Belize City , which is also the largest city in the country.

The area of ​​the Belize District also includes the islands of Ambergris Caye , Caye Caulker , Long Caye , Moho Caye and St. George's Caye as well as other smaller islands off the coast of Belize.

cities and communes

There are two cities in the district: Belize City has the status of a city , San Pedro has the status of a town . Municipalities (Villages) in the district are:

Attractions

About 50 km west of Belize City is the Belize National Zoo. The Mayan ruins of Altun Ha are also located in the Belize District.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Census results 2010. Belize population and household census 2010, country report, Belmopan 2013, p. 66. Available online on the website of the national statistical institute, PDF file, 4.5MB, directly to the page ( Memento of the original from 27. January 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sib.org.bz

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Coordinates: 17 ° 31 ′  N , 88 ° 24 ′  W