Belize City is the largest city in Belize and was the capital of British Honduras (as Belize was then named) until the government was moved to the new capital of Belmopan in 1970.
The city is the country's principal port and its financial and industrial hub.
Belize City was founded as "Belize Town" in 1638 by British lumber harvesters. It had been a small Maya city called Holzuz. Belize Town was ideal for the British as a central post because it was on the sea and a natural outlet for local rivers and creeks down which the British shipped logwood and mahogany.
According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population of 57,169 people in 16,162 households. It is located at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a tributary of the Belize River.
The Belize River empties into the Caribbean Sea 5 miles from Belize City on the Philip Goldson Highway on the coast of the Caribbean.
Several cruise ships drop anchor outside the port and are tendered by local citizens.
The city was almost entirely destroyed in 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore on October 31.
The city is the country's principal port and its financial and industrial hub.
Belize City was founded as "Belize Town" in 1638 by British lumber harvesters. It had been a small Maya city called Holzuz. Belize Town was ideal for the British as a central post because it was on the sea and a natural outlet for local rivers and creeks down which the British shipped logwood and mahogany.
According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population of 57,169 people in 16,162 households. It is located at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a tributary of the Belize River.
The Belize River empties into the Caribbean Sea 5 miles from Belize City on the Philip Goldson Highway on the coast of the Caribbean.
Several cruise ships drop anchor outside the port and are tendered by local citizens.
The city was almost entirely destroyed in 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore on October 31.
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