DISTRICTS OF BELIZE

Belize is divided into 6 districts.

★ 1. Belize

★ 2. Cayo

★ 3. Corozal

★ 4. Orange Walk

★ 5. Stann Creek

★ 6. Toledo

Contents

Constituencies of Belize

District Areas

District Populations

District Capitals

District Abbreviations

Belize's Largest Cities & Towns by Population

Principal Cities & Towns by District

Belize

Cayo

Corozal

Orange Walk

Stann Creek

Toledo

References

Constituencies of Belize

Belize's Districts are further divided into 31 Constituencies. Each constituency sends one representative to Belize's House of Representatives to 5-year terms. This election is known as the General Election. Each person (who is eligible to vote) votes for the candidate they would want to represent their constituency in Central Government. Each political party nominates a candidate, or Standard Bearer, for each constituency.
Constituencies are divided in such a way that their voting population be as equal as possible to each other ensuring, theoretically, that resources are equally shared among the country's citizens. Since the last General Elections (2003) two additional constituencies have been created from territory of existing constituencies in order to further ensure the equality of the voting populations among the constituencies. The new constituencies (Belmopan, and Cayo North East) are both in the Cayo District. These new constituencies should hold their first-ever election during the next General Election to be held in 2008.

District Areas

★ Belize - 4,204 km² (1,623 sq. miles); ranks 4th

★ Cayo - 5,338 km² (2,061 sq. miles); ranks 1st

★ Corozal - 1,860 km² (718 sq. miles); ranks 6th

★ Orange Walk - 4,737 km² (1,829 sq. miles); ranks 2nd

★ Stann Creek - 2,176 km² (840 sq. miles); ranks 5th

★ Toledo - 4,648 km² (1,795 sq. miles); ranks 3rd

District Populations

★ Belize - 87,000; ranks 1st

★ Cayo - 66,800; ranks 2nd

★ Corozal - 35,500; ranks 4th

★ Orange Walk - 47,000; ranks 3rd

★ Stann Creek - 30,000; ranks 5th

★ Toledo - 27,600; ranks 6th
- Based on 2005 estimate.

District Capitals

★ Belize

★
★ Belize City

★ Cayo

★
★ San Ignacio

★ Corozal

★
★ Corozal Town

★ Orange Walk

★
★ Orange Walk Town

★ Stann Creek

★
★ Dangriga

★ Toledo

★
★ Punta Gorda

District Abbreviations

Below are the two-letter abbreviations for the Districts of Belize:

★ Belize: BZ

★ Cayo: CY

★ Corozal: CZ

★ Orange Walk: OW

★ Stann Creek: SC

★ Toledo: TO
Below are the very rarely used three-letter district abbreviations.

★ Belize: BZD (BZD stands for Belize District; BZE is used to abbreviate Belize, the country)

★ Cayo: CYO

★ Corozal: CZL

★ Orange Walk: OWK

★ Stann Creek: SCK

★ Toledo: TOL

Belize's Largest Cities & Towns by Population

#Belize City, BZ - 70,800
#Orange Walk, OW - 17,300
#San Ignacio, CY - 16,800
#Belmopan, CY - 13,500
#Dangriga, SC - 10,800
#Corozal, CZ - 8,900
#San Pedro, BZ - 8,500
#Benque Viejo del Carmen, CY - 7,200
#Punta Gorda, TO - 5,000
#Trial Farm, OW - 4,500
#Ladyville, BZ - 4,400
- Based on 2005 estimate.

Principal Cities & Towns by District

Belize

★
★ Belize City (District Capital)

★
★ Bermudian Landing

★
★ Burrell Boom

★
★ Caye Caulker

★
★ Crooked Tree

★
★ Double Head Cabbage

★
★ Gales Point

★
★ Hattieville

★
★ La Democracia

★
★ Ladyville

★
★ Lord's Bank

★
★ Mahogany Heights

★
★ Maskall

★
★ Sand Hill

★
★ San Pedro (on Ambergris Caye)

★
★ Santana

Cayo

★
★ Belmopan (Belizean National Capital)

★
★ Benque Viejo del Carmen

★
★ Bullet Tree Falls

★
★ Camalote

★
★ Central Farm

★
★ Esperanza

★
★ Las Flores

★
★ Roaring Creek

★
★ San Antonio

★
★ San Ignacio (District Capital)

★
★ San Jose Succotz

★
★ Santa Elena

★
★ Santa Familia

★
★ Spanish Lookout

★
★ Teakettle

★
★ Valley of Peace

Corozal

★
★ Buena Vista

★
★ Calcutta

★
★ Caledonia

★
★ Chunox

★
★ Consejo

★
★ Corozal Town (District Capital)

★
★ Libertad

★
★ Little Belize

★
★ Louisville

★
★ Paraiso

★
★ Patchakan

★
★ Progresso

★
★ Ranchito

★
★ San Narciso

★
★ San Joaquin

★
★ San Pedro, Corozal

★
★ Santa Elena

★
★ Sarteneja

★
★ Xaibe

Orange Walk

★
★ August Pine Ridge

★
★ Blue Creek

★
★ Carmelita

★
★ Chan Pine Ridge

★
★ Douglas

★
★ Gallon Jug

★
★ Guinea Grass

★
★ Indian Church

★
★ Orange Walk Town (District Capital)

★
★ San Estevan

★
★ San Felipe

★
★ San Jose

★
★ San Jose Palmar

★
★ San Lazaro

★
★ San Pablo

★
★ San Roman

★
★ Santha Martha

★
★ Shipyard

★
★ Tower Hill

★
★ Trial Farm

★
★ Trinidad

★
★ Yo Creek

Stann Creek

★
★ Alta Vista

★
★ Big Creek

★
★ Dangriga (District Capital)

★
★ Hope Creek

★
★ Hopkins

★
★ Independence

★
★ Mango Creek

★
★ Maya Centre

★
★ Maya Mopan

★
★ Melinda

★
★ Middlesex

★
★ Mullins River

★
★ Placencia

★
★ Pomona

★
★ Riversdale

★
★ San Juan Busco

★
★ Sarawee

★
★ Seine Bight

★
★ Silk Grass

★
★ Sittee River

★
★ Hopkins

Toledo

★
★ Aguacate

★
★ Barranco

★
★ Bladden

★
★ Big Falls

★
★ Blue Creek

★
★ Forest Home

★
★ Golden Stream

★
★ Indian Creek

★
★ Jacinto

★
★ Jalacte

★
★ Monkey River

★
★ Otoxha

★
★ Punta Gorda (District Capital)

★
★ San Antonio

★
★ San Benito Poite

★
★ San Pedro Columbia

★
★ Toledo Settlement

References

★ About Belize

★ Detailed Map of Belize showing Districts and their major towns.