Independence and Mango Creek are adjacent villages in the Stann Creek District of Belize. For the purposes of the census, they are counted as one community. In 2000 Independence and Mango Creek had a combined population of 2,929 people.
The Stann Creek District is a district in the south east of the nation of Belize.
The district capital is the city of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town".
Also in Stann Creek District are the port of Big Creek (the main port of Belize's banana industry), the peninsula and village of Placencia (a popular tourist resort), the villages of Independence and MangoCreek and Mullins River, as well as the Garifuna village of Hopkins at the Sittee River.