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little+belize Latitude and Longitude:

18°12′N 88°24′W / 18.200°N 88.400°W / 18.200; -88.400
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Little Belize
Little Belize is located in Belize
Little Belize
Little Belize
Coordinates: 18°12′N 88°21′W / 18.200°N 88.350°W / 18.200; -88.350
Country  Belize
District Corozal District
Constituency Corozal South East
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,830
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central)
Climate Aw

Little Belize is a colony of conservative Plautdietsch-speaking "Russian" Mennonites, known as " Old Colony Mennonites", in the Corozal District of Belize. It is part of the Corozal South East constituency. [1] Little Belize is located east of Progresso at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level. Because the Mennonite colony is close to Progresso, it is sometimes called "Progresso".

According to the 2000 census, the population of Little Belize was 2,059 people. In 2010 the population had grown to 2,650 people in 427 households. [2] Of these, 98.8% were Mennonite, 0.8% Mestizo, 0.2% Mixed, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% Ketchi Maya.

In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.3% spoke German, 19.5% Spanish, 4.5% English and 0.2% Garifuna; 0.3% could not speak. [3]

In 2017 population has reached 2,830 people. Little Belize is the second most populous Mennonite settlement in the country, after Shipyard.

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18°12′N 88°24′W / 18.200°N 88.400°W / 18.200; -88.400



little+belize Latitude and Longitude:

18°12′N 88°24′W / 18.200°N 88.400°W / 18.200; -88.400
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Little Belize
Little Belize is located in Belize
Little Belize
Little Belize
Coordinates: 18°12′N 88°21′W / 18.200°N 88.350°W / 18.200; -88.350
Country  Belize
District Corozal District
Constituency Corozal South East
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,830
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central)
Climate Aw

Little Belize is a colony of conservative Plautdietsch-speaking "Russian" Mennonites, known as " Old Colony Mennonites", in the Corozal District of Belize. It is part of the Corozal South East constituency. [1] Little Belize is located east of Progresso at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level. Because the Mennonite colony is close to Progresso, it is sometimes called "Progresso".

According to the 2000 census, the population of Little Belize was 2,059 people. In 2010 the population had grown to 2,650 people in 427 households. [2] Of these, 98.8% were Mennonite, 0.8% Mestizo, 0.2% Mixed, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% Ketchi Maya.

In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.3% spoke German, 19.5% Spanish, 4.5% English and 0.2% Garifuna; 0.3% could not speak. [3]

In 2017 population has reached 2,830 people. Little Belize is the second most populous Mennonite settlement in the country, after Shipyard.

See also

References

External links

18°12′N 88°24′W / 18.200°N 88.400°W / 18.200; -88.400



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