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23-1133: The Orange Walk District, with an area of 1,829 square miles (4,636 square km), is located north-northwest of the Belize District . This is the second largest district in terms of total area in comparison to other districts in Belize, and lies between the Belize and Corozal districts to the east, Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the west. Villages in Orange Walk District include August Pine Ridge , Blue Creek , Carmelita , Chan Pine Ridge, Douglas , Indian Church , Guinea Grass , San Antonio , San Carlos , San Estevan , San Felipe , San José , San Jose Palmar , Nuevo San Juan , San Lazaro , San Luis , San Pablo , San Román , Santa Cruz , Santa Martha , Shipyard , Trial Farm , Trinidad and Yo Creek . Other settlements with smaller numbers of inhabitants may also be found, as well as ancient Mayan sites such as Cuello, Lamanai , Noh Mul and Chan Chich. The Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area ,

46-659: A birdwatcher's paradise. Several settlements in the district are also home to German speaking Amish Mennonites . The district is also the home of two rivers, the Rio Hondo , which also forms part of the border with Mexico , and the New River , which has as its source Belize's largest body of water, the New River Lagoon. Industry in Orange Walk was previously dominated by logging for over a hundred years until

69-404: A combination of alternative crops such potatoes , onions and soya beans . Orange Walk is also important for its production of dairy products, citrus fruits, beef and rum production. Another emerging industry is tourism due to healthy populations of tropical wildlife and the rich archaeological sites now coming to light. There are over 400 recorded bird species in the district, making Orange Walk

92-581: A large private nature reserve in the Yalbac Hills , is also located in this district. The land is highly cultivated with sugar cane, sorghum, rice, corn and vegetables, with a significant amount of this agriculture done by Mennonite farmers. According to the Statistical Institute of Belize, the Orange Walk District had an estimated population of 45,419 persons for the 2010 population and housing census; 13,400 of these persons lived in

115-701: A remote area of Yalbac hills of the district when the British arrived in the Orange walk District. Although the Orange Walk District has no coast because it is locked inland, it boasts the remains of two forts, Forts Mundy and Cairns, built by soldiers of the British Honduras West India Regiment. The forts were built in the 19th century after battles between earlier Mayan inhabitants of the district, most notably Marcus Canul and his Icaiche Indians, and settlers. Politically, Orange Walk

138-612: A way that their voting population be as equal as possible to each other, ensuring, theoretically, that resources are equally shared among the country's citizens, as required by the Constitution. After the 2003 General Elections, two additional constituencies were created from territory of existing constituencies in order to further ensure the equality of the voting populations among the constituencies. In Belize's 2003 General Elections, 29 constituencies voted in their Area Representatives for Belize's House of Representatives. Since then it

161-638: Is Marconi Leal of the People's United Party . Belize Rural Central is limited to the southern half of mainland Belize District and containing the important villages of Ladyville , Lord's Bank, Western Paradise , Hattieville, and Gales Point. As of 2012, the PUP's Dolores Balderamos is area representative. Belize Rural South contains the offshore islands of the Belize District including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, St. George's Caye, and

184-605: Is 27,161 and the average household size is 3.3. Politically, Belize District contains 13 constituencies according to the Elections and Boundaries Department . 10 of these are in Belize City proper; the remainder are classified as rural. The 10 constituencies that fall within the city limits of Belize City are: Albert , Caribbean Shores , Collet , Fort George , Freetown , Lake Independence , Mesopotamia , Pickstock , Port Loyola , and Queen's Square . Both Leader of

207-450: Is a district of the nation of Belize . Its capital is Belize City . Most of the Belize District is in the east central mainland of Belize; the Belize District also includes various offshore islands, including Ambergris Caye , Caye Caulker , St. George's Caye , Caye Chapel , English Caye , Goff's Caye , and Turneffe Atoll . Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker are considered two of the country's primary tourism areas. The longest river in

230-616: Is divided into 4 constituencies , three currently under the People's United Party (PUP) and one under the United Democratic Party (UDP). In the Orange Walk District, Spanish, Kriol and English are the most spoken languages. The Mennonite community , which is around 37.5% of the district's population, speaks primarily German . In many villages Yucatec Maya is still spoken by elders. 17°50′N 88°50′W  /  17.833°N 88.833°W  / 17.833; -88.833 Belize District Belize District

253-739: Is known as the General Election. Each person (who is eligible to vote) votes for the candidate they would want to represent their constituency in Central Government. Each political party nominates a candidate or Standard Bearer for each constituency. The winner becomes the Area Representative of the constituency, while the loser generally remains the Standard Bearer of that constituency for his/her political party. Belize's constituencies are divided in such

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276-511: The Belize District was 87,000 with an estimated number of 69,200 of these living in the two urban areas. Belize City is by far the large of the two with an estimated population of 60,800. San Pedro Town has a population of about 8,900. The population of all the villages and outlying communities combined is about 17,800 people. 2010 Population and Housing Census has Belize district's total population as 89,247 residents, of this 43,980 are males and 45,267 are females. The total number of households

299-472: The Belize District. The Crooked Tree and Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuaries, the Belize Zoo (30 miles west of Belize City), as well as the ancient Maya ruins of Altun Ha are all in this district. The Belize District was the area first settled by Europeans. They developed estates along the rivers and creeks; because these waterways were their transportation highways. Many of the estates were referred to as

322-694: The Opposition Shyne Barrow (Mesopotamia) and former Leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca (Freetown) represent Belize City constituencies. Belize Rural North contains the northern half of mainland Belize District, including Maskall , Lucky Strike and villages in the Belize River Valley and along the Northern Highway, except for Ladyville and Lord's Bank. Its current representative

345-607: The Turneffe Islands. Its main town is San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. The current representative is the UDP's Manuel Heredia. Ambergris Caye is also a pene-exclave, and it is the land that is completely separated through the rest of the district and in the country. Constituencies of Belize Belize 's 6 districts are politically divided into 31 constituencies. Each constituency sends one representative to Belize's House of Representatives for 5-year terms. This election

368-630: The capital city of that name , and Cayo North East, centered on Spanish Lookout . These new constituencies held their first-ever election during the General Election in 2008. Below are the Districts and their respective constituencies: Below is a list of the voting population by constituency as of March 2015, sorted out by districts for ease of reference. Note that these populations are for Belizean citizens who are eligible to vote and does not represent actual population. As of March 2015

391-992: The country, the Belize River, passes through the district and joins the Caribbean Sea along its coast. The Northern River, Sibun River, and Manatee River are also in this District. San Pedro Town , which is situated on the island of Ambergris Caye , is also in the Belize District. Caye Caulker and St. George's Caye are the island villages in this district. Maskall , Bomba , Corozalito , Santana , Lucky Strike , Rockstone Pond , Boston , Crooked Tree , Biscayne , May Pen , Gardenia , Grace Bank , Sand Hill , Lord's Bank , Ladyville , Burrel Boom , Buttercup , Scotland Halfmoon , Flowers Bank , Bermudian Landing , Isabella Bank , Double Head Cabbage , Willows Bank , Saint Paul's Bank , Big Falls , Rancho Dolores , Hattieville , Freetown Sibun , Gracie Rock , La Democracia , and Gales Point are all mainland villages in

414-644: The owner's 'bank'(as in the banks of a river). Therefore, Mr. Lord's estate on the bank of the Belize River became Lord's Bank and Mr. Flowers' home place on this same river became Flowers Bank. Many of these old estates have grown into villages; while other places on our map such as Baker , Bob Eiley , Bocotora , Butcher Burns, Lime Walk , More Force , Nago Bank , Washing Tree , Cedar Bank , Churchyard , Egypt , Watters Bank , and White Hill are old estates which did not become villages. Some places like Davis Bank and Tropical Park have now become parts of larger communities. In 2005 mid-year population estimate to

437-581: The refugees of the Caste War arrived in the late 19th century. At the time of logging, all the timber was floated down the New River into the Corozal Bay, then to Belize City and shipped abroad. At the time of the arrival of the Caste War refugees, the logging industry was in decline and eventually the sugar industry was established. There has been evidence that some Yucatec Maya were still living in

460-504: The right to occasionally reassess constituencies, usually after the latest census or population estimate. Among several things that their report suggested, the expansion of the Cayo District's number of constituencies to six (from four) had the most impact. Later the following year (2005) the law was passed to create two additional constituencies within the boundaries of Cayo. The newly created constituencies are Belmopan, containing

483-416: The urban area of Orange Walk Town while 32,019 lived in rural areas. The capital of the district is Orange Walk Town, with an estimated population of 13,400. The district is home to mostly Maya mestizo descendants of Mexican refugees who fled from the 1840 Caste War . The district's main economic base is drawn from agriculture , with sugar cane being the primary crop. This is slowly being replaced by

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506-450: The voting population of Belize is estimated at 148,026 while the total population is estimated at 301,300. The Voter Age Population (VAP), i.e. all persons over the age of eighteen, is 161,677, or 53.66% of the total population. Of these, more than 91 percent are actually registered. Males slightly outnumber females in the population, though the gap is noticeable in the larger urban areas such as Belize City, home to 10 constituencies. Below

529-511: Was noted that the difference in voting populations between the most and least populous constituencies was rather large (Cayo South then had 8,000 voters compared to Pickstock's 1000+). In 2004 a Task Force was appointed by the Elections and Boundaries Commission to study the matter. Their Final Report was submitted in October 2004. It is noted that the Elections and Boundaries Department has

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