Place:Stann Creek, Belize

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NameStann Creek
Alt namesStann Creeksource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Stann Creek Distritosource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeDistrict
Coordinates16.833°N 88.5°W
Located inBelize
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Dangriga ( 1823 - )
Middlesex
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stanns," or safe havens used by colonialists coming from the "old world" to the "new world."

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