Little Belize
Place in Corozal District, Belize
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Little Belize is a colony of conservative Plautdietsch-speaking "Russian" Mennonites, known as "Old Colony Mennonites", in the Corozal District of Belize. It is part of the Corozal South East constituency.[2] Little Belize is located east of Progresso at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level. Because the Mennonite colony is close to Progresso, it is sometimes called "Progresso".
Little Belize | |
|---|---|
  Little Belize | |
| Coordinates: 18°12′N 88°21′W | |
| Country |  Belize |
| District | Corozal District |
| Constituency | Corozal South East |
| Established | 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 143.6 km2 (55.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 2,888 |
| • Density | 20.11/km2 (52.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Climate | Aw |
According to the 2000 census, the population of Little Belize was 2,059 people. In 2010 the population had grown to 2,650 people in 427 households.[3] Of these, 98.8% were Mennonite, 0.8% Mestizo, 0.2% Mixed, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% Ketchi Maya.
In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.3% spoke German, 19.5% Spanish, 4.5% English and 0.2% Garifuna; 0.3% could not speak.[4]
In 2017 population has reached 2,830 people. Little Belize is the second most populous Mennonite settlement in the country, after Shipyard.
