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Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2022 census, the district had a population of 48,162 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stanns," or safe havens used by colonialists coming from the "old world" to the "new world."
Laughing Bird Caye is an island located 12 miles (19 km) off the coast of Placencia village in the Stann Creek District of Belize on the western side of Victoria Channel. [2] It is 3.5 miles south southwest of Moho Caye and 7 miles north northwest of Ranguana Caye. [2]
Area [1] Population (2019) [2] Population (2010) [1] Change Population density ... Stann Creek: Dangriga: 2,550 km 2 (986 sq mi) 48,162 34,324 +40.3%: 18.9/km 2 (48.8 ...
Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of the North Stann Creek River. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District .
Archaeological evidence suggests that the Maya in this area produced salt and traded it with other settlements along the coast. [1] In the 17th century, Placencia was settled by English Puritans, originally from Nova Scotia and Providence Island. This settlement died out during the Spanish American wars of independence in the 1820s. [2]
Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. ... Stann Creek and Toledo districts, ... As the only island in the ...
Victoria Peak is situated in the Stann Creek District of Belize, in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, and is home to many flora and fauna common to Belize. [2] It was pronounced a natural monument in 1998, comprising about 4,847 acres bordered by the Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, and Chiquibul National ...
Stann Creek can refer to: Stann Creek District, Belize Dangriga (formerly known as Stann Creek Town), a town in Stann Creek District, Belize;