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The Belize District was the area first settled by Europeans. They developed estates along the rivers and creeks; because these waterways were their transportation highways. Many of the estates were referred to as the owner's 'bank'(as in the banks of a river). Therefore, Mr. Lord's estate on the bank
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2010 Population and Housing Census has Belize district's total population as 89,247 residents, of this 43,980 are males and 45,267 are females. The total number of households is 27,161 and the average household size is 3.3.
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on Ambergris Caye. The current representative is the UDP's Manuel Heredia. Ambergris Caye is also a pene-exclave, and it is the land that is completely separated through the rest of the district and in the country.
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of the Belize River became Lord's Bank and Mr. Flowers' home place on this same river became Flowers Bank. Many of these old estates have grown into villages; while other places on our map such as
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are all mainland villages in the Belize District. The Crooked Tree and Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuaries, the Belize Zoo (30 miles west of Belize City), as well as the ancient
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contains the offshore islands of the Belize District including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, St. George's Caye, and the Turneffe Islands. Its main town is
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In 2005 mid-year population estimate to the Belize District was 87,000 with an estimated number of 69,200 of these living in the two urban areas.
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Most of the Belize District is in the east central mainland of Belize; the Belize District also includes various offshore islands, including
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and villages in the Belize River Valley and along the Northern Highway, except for Ladyville and Lord's Bank. Its current representative is
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has a population of about 8,900. The population of all the villages and outlying communities combined is about 17,800 people.
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is limited to the southern half of mainland Belize District and containing the important villages of
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This article is about a district of the country of Belize. For other uses, see
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is by far the large of the two with an estimated population of 60,800.
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contains the northern half of mainland Belize District, including
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are old estates which did not become villages. Some places like
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Belize Maps, Map of Ambergris Caye, Belize and Belizean area
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The 10 constituencies that fall within the city limits of
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17°15′N 88°10′W / 17.250°N 88.167°W / 17.250; -88.167
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