San Ignacio is a town in Cayo District in western Belize, on the west bank of the Macal River across from its twin town of Santa Elena. It is the commercial center of the Cayo District's agricultural and tourism economy, serving as a gateway to nearby Maya archaeological sites such as Xunantunich and Cahal Pech and to the Mountain Pine Ridge forest reserve. The town lies close to the Guatemalan border and has grown into Belize's leading inland tourism and adventure-travel hub.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. San Ignacio, Belize (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 26,151 (2018)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 17.1588, longitude -89.0696
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 76 m
P2046 (area)
area 6.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 26151 (2018)
View the Source2. Wikipedia: San Ignacio, Belize
Infobox: established_date
1800s
- In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 17.1588,-89.0696
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 60.0
4. 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, -89.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, -89.25
17.25 -89.25 Am
5. GeoNames: San Ignacio - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3581194, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.0 km)Quote, cities500 record 3581194, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.0 km)
17.1588 -89.0696 P PPL BZ 02 21229 60 America/Belize
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