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Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. This article has been tagged since January 2007. Belize City, Belize Coordinates: 17°29′5″N, 88°11′1″W Country Belize District Belize Founded 1600s  - Mayor of Belize City Zenaida Moya Elevation sea level m (0 ft) Population (2005)  - City 60,800   estimated Time zone Central (UTC-6) Belize City, Belize is the largest city of the Central American nation Belize, and its former capital. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... Belize is divided into 6 districts. ... November 5, 1605 â€” The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. ... 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According to the 2000 census, the city had a population of 49,040; unofficial estimates place the population at 70,000 or more people. It is located at the mouth of the Belize River on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Belize City is the nation's principal port and its financial and industrial hub. Several cruise ships drop off anchor outside the port and are tended by local citizens. The city was almost entirely destroyed in 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore on Halloween. It was the capital of British Honduras (as Belize was then named) until the government was moved to the new capital of Belmopan in 1970. It is the district capital of Belize District. This article is about the year 2000. ... Belize River is a 180-mile (290 km) river in Belize that drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains across the center of the country to the sea near Belize City. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean A Caribbean beach in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. ... A stocked ships anchor. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Hurricane Hattie was a powerful hurricane that hit Central America on Halloween, 1961. ... Halloween or Halloween is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other gifts. ... Flag of British Honduras British Honduras was the former name of a British colony on the east coast of Central America just to the south-east of Mexico, now the independent nation of Belize. ... Belmopan, estimated population 12,300, is the capital of Belize. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Belize District is a district of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in the nations largest city, Belize City. ... Belize City's sister city in the United States is Ann Arbor, Michigan. For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... Contents 1 History 1.1 Natural disasters 2 Location and Geographic setting 2.1 Bridges and other infrastructure 3 Social and community activities 4 Educational institutions 5 Culture 6 Economy 7 Government 8 External links [edit] History Belize City was founded (originally as "Belize Town") in the mid 17th century by British lumber harvesters. It had previously been a small Maya city called Holzuz. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Belize Town was ideal for the British as a central post because it was on the sea and a natural outlet for local rivers and creeks down which the British shipped logwood and mahogany. Belize Town also became the home of the thousands of African slaves brought in by the British to assist in the forest industry. It was the coordination site for the 1798 Battle of St. George's Caye, won by the British against would be invaders, and the home of the local courts and government officials up to the 1970's. For this reason, historians often say that "the capital was the Colony", because the center of British control was here. The Battle of St. ... This sentiment remains true today. Even though people like Antonio Soberanis, George Price and Evan X Hyde all lobbied to take their movements outside, and other ethnic groups such as the Garifuna and Mestizos sprang up elsewhere in the country, people looked to Belize Town for guidance. Antonio Soberanis Gómez (1897-1975) was a Belizean labour activist, regarded as the father of the Belizean labour movement. ... George Price may refer to: George Cadle Price (born 1919), former prime minister of Belize George Lawrence Price (1898 — 1918), the last Commonwealth soldier killed in combat during the First World War. ... Evan X Hyde (born April 30, 1947 in Belize City, Belize) is a writer and journalist. ... Garífuna is a spanish term for the people and language of the Garínagu. ... Mestizo (Brazil Portuguese. ... Belize Town slowly improved its infrastructure and has been the object of numerous infrastructural projects. Nevertheless, many of the streets built from colonial days are still small and congested, a majority of houses are still susceptible to fire and damage from hurricanes and the city is always awaiting something calamitous to happen. [edit] Natural disasters Belize City has been directly struck by two hurricanes since 1900, the 1931 hurricane and 1961's Hurricane Hattie, and at various times areas of the City have been burnt down, the most recent being the 1999 Albert Street fire that burnt out Mikado's, and a 2004 fire that perished the Paslow building. Fires on Northside and Southside have burnt out great stretches of housing, but the Fire Department has been able to quench most of these. The city is also susceptible to flooding problems in the rainy season, but timely repairs and a letup in the rain usually help. [edit] Location and Geographic setting Memorial Park, Belize City Belize City spreads out to Mile 8 on the Western Highway and Mile 13 or 14 on the Northern, at the Haulover Bridge. Memorial Park, Belize City. ... Memorial Park, Belize City. ... The City proper is usually divided into two areas: Northside, bounded by the Haulover Creek and ending in the east at the Fort George area, and Southside, extending to the outskirts of the City and the Port area and including downtown. Politically it is divided into ten constituencies, described below. Freetown, the westernmost constituency on Northside, is home to the Belama, Coral Grove, Buttonwood Bay and Vista Del Mar suburbs. Within the city proper it extends up to around the former Belize Technical College area. The following describes institutions of post-secondary learning existing in Belize prior to the establishment of the University of Belize in August 2000. ... Caribbean Shores includes Kings' Park, a small suburb north and west of Freetown Road, West Landivar, home to two of the University of Belize's three City campuses, and residential University Heights. The University of Belize is an English-speaking multi-location institution of higher education, and the national university of the Central American country of Belize. ... Pickstock inhabits the banks of the Haulover Creek extending to Barrack Road. Fort George is perhaps the most colonial area in the City and contains Memorial Park, Baron Bliss Grave and the Museum of Belize. On the Southside, Lake Independence, Collet and Port Loyola are home to some of the City's poorest residents. "London bridges", rickety wooden pallets linking dwellings, and low-strung poles are not uncommon here. On the east side of Central American Boulevard are Mesopotamia, Queen's Square and Albert, which are slightly better. Albert contains the downtown streets of Albert and Regent Streets. [edit] Bridges and other infrastructure The Swing Bridge, Belize City The divisions of the City are linked by three bridges: the Swing Bridge, located at Market Square and North Front Street; the Belchina Bascule Bridge at the Douglas Jones Street and Youth for the Future Drive junction, and the Belcan Bridge linking Central American Boulevard and the Roundabout leading to the Northern Highway and Caribbean Shores. Numerous smaller bridges link individual streets. The Swing Bridge, on Haulover Creek. ... The Swing Bridge, on Haulover Creek. ... The three main canals running in Belize City, all blackened and unhealthy, are Haulover Creek, Burdon Canal and Collet Canal. All of them run through the Southside. It is served by Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, which is located in Ladyville, northwest of Belize City. Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (IATA code BZE, ICAO code MZBZ) is an airport that serves Belizes largest city, Belize City. ... Ladyville is a town in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, to the north west of Belize City. ... [edit] Social and community activities [edit] Educational institutions Belize City has the most educational institutions at any level in the nation of Belize. Most City children attend high school. The majority of schools are co-ed, with the exception of three, all on the Northside: Saint John's College (boys), Saint Catherine's Academy (girls) and Pallotti High School (girls). One Southside school that was previously all girls, Sadie Vernon Technical (Belize Continuation), integrated recently. [edit] Culture [edit] Economy [edit] Government Its current Mayor is Zenaida Moya. [edit] External links Map of Belize City Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Belize City Coordinates: 17°29′N 88°11′W Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... 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	Belize City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (168 words) It was the capital of British Honduras and Belize until the government was moved to the new capital of Belmopan in 1970. It is the district capital of Belize District. Belize City was founded (originally as "Belize Town") in the mid 17th century by British lumber harvesters. Belize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1357 words) Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America, on the Caribbean Sea bordered by Mexico to the northwest and Guatemala to the west and south. Belize is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Belize is located between the Hondo and Sarstoon Rivers, with the Belize River flowing down in the centre of the country.
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