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Belize City

Belize · Belize District

Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2022 census, Belize City has a population of 63,999 people. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a distributary of the Belize River. The Belize River empties into the Caribbean Sea eight kilometres from Belize City on the Philip Goldson Highway on the coast of the Caribbean. The city is the country's principal port and its financial and industrial hub. The city was almost entirely destroyed in October 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore.

Experiences

TukTuk Belize City Sightseeing Tour

From $35 per person

Cave Tubing in Belize with V.i.V.

From $75 per person

Altun Ha Mayan Temples and Cave Tubing Paradise With Lunch

From $155 per person

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Practical facts

Local time: UTC-6 · Same time as Costa Rica
Region: Belize District
Main language: English
On the map: 17.50° N, 88.20° W

Near Belize City

Caye Caulker · 34 km away
San Pedro · 53 km away
Ambergris Caye · 61 km away
Dangriga · 61 km away
Hopkins · 73 km away
San Ignacio · 101 km away

More of Belize

Central America's only English-speaking nation packs the world's second-largest barrier reef, hundreds of Maya ruins, and Caribbean coast culture into a country the size of Massachusetts.

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