Belize City is the largest city in Belize and was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population of 57,169 people in 16,162 households. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a distributary of the Belize River. The city was almost entirely destroyed in October 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore.
About Belize City, Belize in brief
Belize City is the largest city in Belize and was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population of 57,169 people in 16,162 households. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a distributary of the Belize River. The city was almost entirely destroyed in October 1961 when Hurricane Hattie swept ashore. It was the coordination site for the 1798 Battle of St. George’s Caye, won by the British against would-be invaders, and the home of the local courts and government officials up to the 1970s. St. John’s Cathedral is the only Anglican cathedral in the world outside England where the crowning of kings took place. It has been directly struck by two hurricanes since 1900, the 1931 hurricane and 1961’sricane Hattie, and at various times areas of the city have burnt down, the most recent being fires in the 1999 and 2004.
The city has been hit hard by Hurricane Richard in 2010 and by the 2016 Hurricane Earl, but the fire department was able to quench most of these fires. The port is the country’s principal port and its financial and industrial hub. Cruise ships drop anchor outside the port and are tendered by local citizens. Within the city proper it extends up to around the former Belize Technical College area. Politically, it is divided into ten constituencies, including Freetown, the westernmost constituency on Northside, is home to the Belama, Coral Grove, Buttonwood Bay and Vista Del Mar suburbs. On the east side of Central American Boulevard, Queen’s Square and Mesopotamia Square, which are slightly better than Albert Square, contain the downtown streets of Albert Street.
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