DANGRIGA

'Dangriga Town', formerly known as 'Stann Creek Town', is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of Stann Creek. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District and also forms its own constituency. It was for a long time the second largest population centre in the country behind Belize City, but in recent years has been surpassed by Orange Walk Town. Dangriga has some 9,100 inhabitants.
In Belize it has gained the nickname "The Culture Capital" for its mix of diverse peoples and cultures, being the home of some of Belize's most innovative musical forms and sporting activities.
Dangriga was first settled under the name "Stann Creek Town" as a trading and logging post in the late 17th century. The population is mostly a mixture of Garifunas, Creoles (''Kriols'') and ''Mestizos''. To the southwest of Dangriga is one of the country's most important nature reserves, the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Notable people from Dangriga

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Notable people from Dangriga

★ Arlie Petters, mathematician and astrophysicist

External links

★ Official Dangriga Website