Placencia
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Place details
- Locality
- Placencia
- Region
- Stann Creek
- Country
- Belize
- Population
- 4,300
- Timezone
- America/Belize
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Placencia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Maya Beach, Placencia, Belize.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Placencia Beach
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belize
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Stann Creek
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Stann Creek West
- Settlement.elevation_m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Placencia
- Country
- Belize
- Located in
- Stann Creek District
- Population
- +282
- Elevation
- +11
- Image
- Maya Beach, Placencia, Belize.jpg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Location and geographic setting
- Demographics
- Attractions
- References
- External links
Placencia is a small village located in the Stann Creek District of Belize.
==History== Prior to the European colonization of the Americas, the Placencia Peninsula was inhabited by the Maya. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Maya in this area produced salt and traded it with other settlements along the coast.