Armenia, Belize
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Armenia | |
|---|---|
  Armenia Map of Corozal metropolitan area | |
| Coordinates: 17°09′19″N 88°44′47″W / 17.1553°N 88.7464°W | |
| Country |  Belize |
| District | Cayo |
| Constituency | Cayo South |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,395[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Climate | Af |
Armenia is a village in the Cayo District of Belize, along the nation's Hummingbird Highway south of the capital, Belmopan.
The first settlers in the area were immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, or Honduras, trying to escape the ravages of civil war. Both Mopan and K’ekchi Maya people also moved to the area from southern Belize in order to have better access to health care, transportation and a market in which to sell their crops.
