List of municipalities in Belize

Municipalities in Belize are divided into three types: cities, towns, and villages. Each type has a different form of government as defined by Title VIII of the Laws of Belize.[1]

Cities and towns

As of 2013, Belize has two cities and seven towns.[1][2]

Name Status District Population
(2015)[3]
Population
(2010)[4][lower-alpha 1]
Change
Belize City City Belize 60,963 57,169 +6.6%
Belmopan City Cayo 19,458 13,939 +39.6%
Benque Viejo del Carmen Town Cayo 6,589 6,140 +7.3%
Corozal Town Town Corozal 11,722 10,287 +13.9%
Dangriga Town Stann Creek 10,108 9,593 +5.4%
Orange Walk Town Town Orange Walk 13,687 13,708 −0.2%
Punta Gorda Town Toledo 5,910 5,351 +10.4%
San Ignacio Town Cayo 20,582 17,878 +15.1%
San Pedro Town Belize 16,444 11,767 +39.7%

Notes

  1. ↑ The undercount of the 2010 census was estimated to be 3.6%.[4]

Villages

As of 2013, there are over 190 officially recognized villages in Belize.[2][5]

Corozal District

Orange Walk District

Belize District

Cayo District

Stann Creek District

Toledo District

References

  1. 1 2 "Title VIII: Local Government". Laws of Belize. Government of Belize.
  2. 1 2 "Local Government". Government of Belize. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mid-Year Population Estimates by Area and Sex 2008 - 2015". Statistical Institute of Belize. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Belize Population and Housing Census 2010" (PDF). Statistical Institute of Belize. 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Village Council Elections 2013 Results". Elections and Boundaries Department, Government of Belize. 2013.
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