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Belmopan

Central America

Belmopan is the capital city of Belize, founded as a planned community in 1970 after Hurricane Hattie nearly destroyed the former coastal capital, Belize City, in 1961. Established on 1 August 1970, it is one of the newest national capitals in the world and is the smallest capital city by population in continental North, Central and South America, with 27,870 residents as of the 2024 estimate. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
27,870 1
2024 estimate, from Belmopan's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
32.78 1
Founding Year
1970 1
1 August 1970 is the date Belmopan's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its foundation.
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
76 1
Latitude
17.25222 degrees north 1
Longitude
88.76389 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Belize, Countries

Belmopan is the capital of Belize.

Source Belmopan (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Belize, Countries
Source Belmopan (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Belmopan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2024 estimate) Total 27,870
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 32.78 km2 (12.66 sq mi)
  • Lead section
    Belmopan is located in Cayo District at an altitude of 76 metres (249 feet) above sea level.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    17 15 08 N 88 45 50 W
  • Lead section
    Founded as a planned community in 1970, it is one of the newest national capital cities in the world.
  • Lead section
    Founded as a planned community in 1970, it is one of the newest national capital cities in the world. Since 2000, Belmopan has been one of two settlements in Belize to hold official city status, along with Belize City.
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Belmopan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3582672
    17.25376 -88.76401 P PPLC BZ 02 13381 56 America/Belize
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 56 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, -88.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, -88.75
17.25 -88.75 Am
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Wikidata: Belmopan
Wikidata Q3043, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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