Belize City

Summary

Belize City is a city^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Belize City is located in Belize District^[3].
• Belize City is in the country of Belize^[4].
• Belize City is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].
• Belize City's head of government is recorded as Bernard Wagner^[6].
• Belize City's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Belize City's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[8].
• Belize City's official language is recorded as English^[9].
• Belize City's founder is recorded as Peter Wallace^[10].
• Belize City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ann Arbor^[11].
• Belize City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chetumal^[12].
• Belize City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaohsiung^[13].
• Belize City's Commons category is recorded as Belize City^[14].
• Belize City's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[15].
• Belize City's local dialing code is recorded as 2^[16].
• 1638 marks the founding of Belize City^[17].
• Belize City's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17.498611111111, 'lon': -88.188611111111}^[18].
• Belize City's official website is recorded as http://www.belizecitycouncil.org/^[19].
• Belize City's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Belize City^[20].
• Belize City's Commons gallery is recorded as Belize City^[21].
• Belize City has a population of {'amount': '+47000'}^[22].
• Belize City has a population of {'amount': '+53000'}^[23].
• Belize City has a population of {'amount': '+38500'}^[24].
• Belize City has a population of {'amount': '+60900'}^[25].
• Belize City has a population of {'amount': '+63999'}^[26].
• Belize City has a population of {'amount': '+9969'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Belize City is in the country of Belize^[4]. It is located in Belize District^[3]. It is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Belize City covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35.667'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+47000'}^[22], {'amount': '+53000'}^[23], {'amount': '+38500'}^[24], {'amount': '+60900'}^[25], {'amount': '+63999'}^[26], and {'amount': '+9969'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and administrative territorial entity^[8].

History and Context

1638 marks the founding of Belize City^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belize City include Belize City Municipal Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Belize^[32].

Why It Matters

Belize City has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Belize City Municipal Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Belize^[32].