Belize City

Summary

Belize City is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belize City is located in Belize District^[3].
• Belize City is in the country of Belize^[4].
• Belize City is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].
• Belize City's head of government is recorded as Bernard Wagner^[6].
• Belize City's image is recorded as Belize City Aerial Shots.jpg^[7].
• Belize City's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Belize City's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Belize City's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• Belize City's flag image is recorded as Flag of Belize City.svg^[11].
• Belize City's founder is recorded as Peter Wallace^[12].
• Belize City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ann Arbor^[13].
• Belize City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chetumal^[14].
• Belize City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaohsiung^[15].
• Belize City's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131380456^[16].
• Belize City's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82235259^[17].
• Belize City's Commons category is recorded as Belize City^[18].
• Belize City's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14902774^[19].
• Belize City's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[20].
• Belize City's local dialing code is recorded as 2^[21].
• +1638-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Belize City^[22].
• Belize City's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17.498611111111, 'lon': -88.188611111111}^[23].
• Belize City's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0177xm^[24].
• Belize City's official website is recorded as http://www.belizecitycouncil.org/^[25].
• Belize City's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Belize City^[26].
• Belize City's Commons gallery is recorded as Belize City^[27].

Body

Geography

Belize City is in the country of Belize^[4]. It is located in Belize District^[3]. It is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Belize City's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35.667'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+47000'}^[30], {'amount': '+53000'}^[31], {'amount': '+38500'}^[32], {'amount': '+60900'}^[33], {'amount': '+63999'}^[34], and {'amount': '+9969'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and administrative territorial entity^[9].

History and Context

+1638-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Belize City^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belize City include Belize City Municipal Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Belize^[38].

Why It Matters

Belize City ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include Belize City Municipal Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Belize^[38].