Administratively, Belize is split into
six districts (see Figure 2), which,
Figure 2 – Political/Administrative Map of Belize
from north to south, are Corozal,
Orange Walk, Belize, Cayo, Stann
Creek and Toledo . The northernmost
district, Corozal (with a population of
40,354 according to the 2010
census), has a common border with
Mexico and is predominantly Mestizo
and Spanish-speaking. The main
economic
activities
are
the
cultivation of sugar cane and the
Corozal Free Zone (CFZ) on the
border with Mexico.
Orange Walk (with a population of
45,419), immediately to the south is
based around the town of the same
name. Its economy is also dominated
by sugar cane, although small scale
agriculture prevails in the western
areas and potatoes, onions and soy
beans are grown for sale. Orange
Walk
contains
several
Mayan
cultural sites, and like Corozal, it is
predominantly Mestizo and Spanishspeaking.
Source: http://www.ezilon.com/maps/north-america/belizemaps.html
the country’s population. Satellite settlements
extend outward along the main roads but the district
also contains several rural villages along the Belize
River. The topography is almost entirely low-lying and
often swampy. It has a major Mayan site at Altun Ha
but the main tourist attractions are the Cayes.
Ambergris Caye, the largest of the Cayes, has as its
Belize district (with a total population
capital the town of San Pedro, which is developing
of 89,247 according to the 2010
rapidly as one of Belize’s largest urban centers (with
Census) is dominated by the city of
a population of 11,510 according to the 2010
Belize which contains around 17.1%
Census). Two thirds of the country’s Creole
(or
(Belizeans
about
53,352
inhabitants
according to the 2010 Census) of
Belize ICT National Strategy
who are
predominantly of African
descent) population lives in this district.
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