Districts List

District Capital City Area (km²) Area (sq. mi) Population (2005 est) 2-letter abbreviation 3-letter abbreviation
Belize Belize City 4,204 1,623 87,000 BZ BZD
Cayo San Ignacio 5,338 2,061 66,800 CY CYO
Corozal Corozal Town 1,860 718 35,500 CZ CZL
Orange Walk Orange Walk Town 4,737 1,829 47,000 OW OWK
Stann Creek Dangriga 2,176 840 30,000 SC SCK
Toledo Punta Gorda 4,648 1,795 27,600 TO TOL

Largest cities and towns by population

Based on 2005 estimate:

  1. Belize City, BZ – 70,800
  2. Orange Walk, OW – 17,300
  3. San Ignacio, CY – 16,800
  4. Belmopan, CY – 13,500
  5. Dangriga, SC – 10,800
  6. Corozal, CZ – 8,900
  7. San Pedro, BZ – 8,500
  8. Benque Viejo del Carmen, CY – 7,200
  9. Punta Gorda, TO – 5,000

Principal cities and towns by district

Belize

Cayo

Corozal

Orange Walk

Stann Creek

Toledo

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