Belize District
Belize District is on the central coastline of Belize, and the location of the country's largest city, Belize City. It also encompasses barrier islands in the Caribbean and wildlife sanctuaries just inland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Belize City and Ambergris Caye.
Belize City
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Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It is on a small peninsula protruding into the Caribbean Sea. It was the capital city until flooding and other damage from a hurricane in 1961 prompted the government to relocate to Belmopan, closer to the geographic centre of the country.
Ambergris Caye
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Ambergris Caye is the largest of several hundred cayes in the northernmost waters of Belize, Central America. This island is a top destination in Belize for tourists worldwide and its lack of high-rise hotels or big city public transportation gives the island a relaxed, laid-back feel.
Caye Caulker
Caye Caulker is a small island off the coast of Belize, 1.6 km west of the Barrier Reef. Caye Caulker is popular with backpackers and budget travellers for its cheap prices, laid-back vibe, and abundance of restaurants and bars.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Altun Ha and St. George’s Caye.
Altun Ha
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Altun Ha are the ruins of an ancient Maya city in Belize, in the Belize District about 30 miles north of Belize City and about 6 miles west of the shore of the Caribbean.
St. George’s Caye
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St. George's Caye is a tiny island off the coast of Belize, less than 10 miles away from Belize City. The island is mostly known for the "Battle of St.
Crooked Tree
Crooked Tree is a settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village located in the Belize District.Belize District
- Type: district of Belize with 117,000 residents
- Description: district of Belize
- Also known as: “Belice Distrito”
- Neighbors: Cayo and Stann Creek
- Location: Belize, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Belize District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة بليز”
- Asturian: “Belize”
- Asturian: “Distritu de Belize”
- Belarusian: “акруга Беліз”
- Belarusian: “Беліз, акруга”
- Belarusian: “Беліз”
- Bulgarian: “Белиз”
- Catalan: “districte de Belize”
- Catalan: “Districte de Belize”
- Cebuano: “Belize District”
- Chinese: “Belize Khu”
- Chinese: “伯利兹区”
- Chinese: “伯利茲區”
- Chinese: “貝里斯區”
- Croatian: “Belize”
- Danish: “Belize”
- Dutch: “Belize District”
- Dutch: “Belize”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مقاطعه بليز”
- Esperanto: “Belizo”
- Finnish: “Belize”
- French: “Belize”
- French: “District de Belize”
- Galician: “Distrito de Belice”
- Galician: “Distrito de Belize”
- German: “Belize District”
- German: “BZ-BZ”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Belize”
- Italian: “Belize”
- Italian: “Distretto del Belize”
- Italian: “distretto di Belize”
- Italian: “Distretto di Belize”
- Japanese: “ベリーズ州”
- Japanese: “ベリーズ郡”
- Korean: “벨리즈구”
- Ladino: “Belize”
- Latvian: “Belizas distrikts”
- Lithuanian: “Belizo rajonas”
- Low German: “Belize”
- Low German: “Distrikt Belize”
- Marathi: “बेलीझ जिल्हा”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Belize Khu”
- Northern Frisian: “Belize”
- Northern Sami: “Belize”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Belize”
- Norwegian: “Belize”
- Persian: “ناحیه بلیز”
- Polish: “Dystrykt Belize”
- Portuguese: “Belize”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Belize”
- Russian: “Белиз”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Belize (okrug)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Belize”
- Sinhala: “බෙලීස් දිස්ත්රික්කය, බෙලීස්”
- Slovenian: “Belize District”
- Spanish: “Belize District”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Belice”
- Swedish: “Belize”
- Ukrainian: “Беліз”
- Urdu: “بیلیز ضلع”
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