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San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to the 2015 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 16,444. [4] It is the second-largest town in the Belize District and largest in the Belize Rural South constituency. The once ...
Ambergris Caye (/ æ m ˈ b ɜːr ɡ r ɪ s ˈ k iː / am-BUR-gris KEE; Spanish: Cayo Ambergris), is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country's mainland, in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long from north to south, and about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) wide.
Belize Rural South 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 San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. The current representative is the UDP's Manuel Heredia.
Ambergris Group: San Pedro: 76.8: 13400: Inner Islands 1001: Ambergris Caye, in the far northeast, is the largest island in the country. It is also a pene-exclave because it is geographically separated from the rest of the country. The Other Cays Are: San Pedro: 64: 13380: Inner Islands 1002: Blackadore Caye (Cayo Negro) North Point village: 0. ...
Corozal Community College and Corozal Junior College are found in the village of San Andres and also near San Antonio in Corozal District. [ citation needed ] St. Viator Vocational High School is located just outside Chunox in the Corozal District.
At this time, fishermen in San Pedro and the mainland village of Sarteneja were growing concerned over the accelerating depletion of marine resources on Ambergris Caye. Community support for the creation of a reserve in Bacalar Chico was largely influenced by the Hol Chan Marine Reserve ’s success in generating revenue from entrance fees and ...
San Pedro Beach in Ambergris Caye, Belize, 2007 Image 9 Caye Caulker is located in the beautiful world heritage Belize Barrier Reef Image 10 The New River near its estuary into the Caribbean Sea ( Corozal District , Belize)
The San Pedro Sun is a newspaper published continuously since 1991 [1] and serves the community of San Pedro Town located on Ambergris Caye in Belize, Central America. The newspaper is owned and managed by Ron and Tamara Sniffin. Graphic design and layout is done by Mary Gonzalez. Dennis Craft is on staff as a journalist.