Place:Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States

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NameBelzoni
Alt namesBelzonasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28001020
Fisks Landingsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS28001020
TypeCity
Coordinates33.181°N 90.486°W
Located inHumphreys, Mississippi, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Belzoni Cemetery
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Belzoni is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. The population was 2,235 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Humphreys County. It was named for the 19th-century Italian archaeologist/explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni.

The area was named Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produces more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county. About of the county are under water in ponds used to grow catfish. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish are grown within a 65-mile (100-km) radius of Belzoni. The title "Catfish Capital" is also claimed by Savannah, Tennessee, Des Allemands, Louisiana, and Selkirk, Manitoba. Belzoni is known for the World Catfish Festival held every April.[1]

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