What is the Capital of Belize?
Capital City |
Belmopan |
Capital location |
17 15 N, 88 46 W |
Capital - history |
the decision to move the capital of the country inland to higher and more stable land was made in the 1960s; the name chosen for the new city was formed from the union of two words: "Belize," the name of the longest river in the country, and "Mopan," one of the rivers in the area of the new capital that empties into the Belize River |
Capital - time difference |
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Capital City Map of Belize
Source: Google Maps
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