Independence and Mango Creek

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Basic data
Greater Region: Stann Creek District
Belize
Status: Census community
Residents : 4.014
Area :
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Independence and Mango Creek are neighboring villages that form a village for census reasons . The place is in the border area of ​​the Stann Creek District and Toledo District of Belize .

geography

The settlement is on the coast, in the Bay of Placencia . A road connects the place with the Southern Highway , which runs further inland. This spur road follows the course of Big Creek and the district boundary, which run south of the road. Mango Creek runs north of the city . There are numerous farms in the lowlands near the coast.

population

In 2000, Independence and Mango Creek had a population of 2,929 people. Compared to surrounding places, the village is quite large. In 2010 the population was given as 4,014 people.

There are 2 primary schools, a secondary school and a college, where young people from surrounding areas are also in the boarding school.

traffic

The site provides access to the Alabama Wharf and Big Creek deep water docks , which provide access to the Caribbean Sea across Placencia Bay . There is also a small airport: Independence and Mango Creek Airport (INB ). To the south, there are other settlements along the coast, such as Big Creek, which itself has its own airport ( ).

Individual evidence

  1. geonames.org .
  2. orbitz.com ; geonames.org .
  3. geonames.org : Big Creek Airport.

Web links

Commons : Independence and Mango Creek  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 16 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  N , 88 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  W.