Orange Walk Town
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Key facts
- Country
- Belize
- District
- Orange Walk
- Municipality
- Orange Walk Town
- Mayor
- Ladrick Shepherd (PUP)
- Urban
- 18.9 km (7.28 sq mi)
- Metro
- 15 km (5.8 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 33 m (108 ft)
- Town
- 13,708
- Estimate 2016
- 13,683
- Rank
- 3rd
- Demonym
- Orange Walkeño(a)
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central )
- Climate
- Aw
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Belize
- Located in
- Orange Walk District
- Population
- 10887
- Elevation
- 33
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Capital of
- Orange Walk District
- Official website
- owtc.org
- Image
- OWtownBZE.JPG
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Encyclopedic overview
Orange Walk is the fourth largest town in Belize, with a population of about 13,400 (Official Release of the Main Findings of the 2010 Population and Housing Census). It is the capital of the Orange Walk District. Orange Walk Town is located on the west bank of the New River, 53 miles (85 km) north of Belize City and 30 miles (48 km) south of Corozal Town. Despite the English name of the city, its residents are primarily Spanish-speaking mestizos.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orange Walk Town” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.