Mopan River
The Mopan River is a river in Central America spanning the Petén Department of Guatemala and the Cayo District of Belize. It merges with the Macal River at Branch Mouth, Belize, forming the Belize River, which ultimately discharges into the Caribbean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Guatemala and Belize
- Also known as: “Mopan Branch”, “Rio Viejo de Belice”, and “Western Branch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norman Broaster Stadium and Sacred Heart College, Cayo.
Norman Broaster Stadium
Stadium
Norman Broaster Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Verdes FC in the Premier League of Belize of the Football Federation of Belize.
Sacred Heart College, Cayo
College
Sacred Heart College is a Belizean High School and Junior College operating in the capital of the Cayo District, San Ignacio. It is one of Belize's premier institutions and is Belize's second-oldest, as well as its highest excelling high school.
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
Church
Founded in 1905, St. Andrew's Church is an active Anglican congregation located on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio, Belize.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Branch Mouth and Santa Familia.
Branch Mouth
Locality
Branch Mouth is a village in the Cayo District of central interior Belize. It is situated north of San Ignacio and named for its placement near the confluence of the Macal and Mopan Rivers where the Belize River is formed.
Santa Familia
Village
Santa Familia is a village located along the Belize River in Cayo District, Belize. According to the 2010 census, Santa Familia has a population of 1,598 people in 321 households.
San Ignacio
San Ignacio is a small town in the Cayo region of Belize, with around 25,000 citizens. San Ignacio, or Cayo as it is called, is on the Macal river, and makes a good and affordable base for exploration of the stunning regions around it, with plenty of day trips to be taken and several decent tour guides willing to take you.
Mopan River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Belize, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Mopan River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Mopan”
- Cebuano: “Western Branch”
- Chinese: “莫潘河”
- Dutch: “Mopan River”
- German: “Mopan River”
- German: “Mopan”
- German: “Río Mopan”
- Irish: “Abhainn Mopan”
- Italian: “Rio Mopan”
- Japanese: “モパン川”
- Lithuanian: “Mopanas”
- Low German: “Mopan (Stroom)”
- Low German: “Mopan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mopan River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Western Branch”
- Persian: “رودخانه موپان”
- Portuguese: “Rio Mopan”
- Russian: “Мопан”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mopan (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mopan”
- Spanish: “Rio Mopan”
- Spanish: “Río Mopán”
- Swedish: “Western Branch”
- Tajik: “Дарёи мупон”
- Tajik: “Мопан”
- Welsh: “Afon Mopan”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Macal River and Cayo.
Belize: Must-Visit Destinations
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