Stann Creek District

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Stann Creek District is a coastal region in southeastern Belize known for its significant Afro-Belizean (Garifuna) population, cultural heritage, and tourism centered around its beaches and marine attractions.

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Stann Creek District canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
district
borders Belize District
Caribbean Sea
Cayo District
Toledo District
commonlySpokenLanguage Belizean Kriol
Garifuna
Spanish
containsPeninsula Placencia Peninsula
containsProtectedArea Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
surface form: Cockscomb Basin Forest Reserve

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve
surface form: Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve (part)

Laughing Bird Caye National Park
South Water Caye Marine Reserve
containsRiver North Stann Creek
North Stann Creek
surface form: South Stann Creek

Stann Creek
containsTown Placencia
containsVillage Alta Vista
Dangriga
surface form: Dangriga New Site

Gales Point
Georgetown
Hopkins
Hopkins Village
Independence and Mango Creek
Kendal
Maya Center
Middlesex
Mullins River
Pomona
Red Bank
Santa Cruz (Stann Creek)
Sarawee
Seine Bight
Silk Grass
Sittee River NERFINISHED
Valley Community
country Belize
ethnicGroup Afro-Belizeans
Garifuna
Maya
Mestizo
hasCapital Dangriga
hasCoastlineOn Caribbean Sea
hasLargestTown Dangriga
knownFor Afro-Belizean heritage
Garifuna culture
beaches
coastal tourism
ecotourism
marine attractions
locatedIn southeastern Belize
officialLanguage English
partOf Caribbean region of Belize
Central America
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
utcOffset UTC−6

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Afro-Belizeans populationRegion Stann Creek District
Belize District borders Stann Creek District
Toledo District borderedBy Stann Creek District
Diocese of Belize hasParishesIn Stann Creek District
Cayo District borders Stann Creek District
Hummingbird Highway passesThrough Stann Creek District
South Water Caye Marine Reserve locatedIn Stann Creek District
Laughing Bird Caye National Park locatedIn Stann Creek District