# Corozal Town, CZ-9, 000

There is also service from San Pedro to Sarteneja and to Corozal Town.

In 1857 the town of Corozal, then six years old, had 4, 500 inhabitants, second in population only to Belize Town, which had 7, 000 inhabitants.

Corozal Town is a town in the nation of Belize, capital of Corozal District.

The population of Corozal Town, according to the main results of the 2010 census, is 9, 871.

Corozal Town was badly damaged by Hurricane Janet in 1955, and was substantially rebuilt afterwards.

A massacre at Bacalar, Mexico — a Mestizo stronghold about thirty miles north of Corozal Town — finally led to the exodus of thousands of Mestizos from Bacalar and the surrounding area.

These immigrants sought refuge in northern Belize, and increased the population of Corozal Town to 4500.

The Mestizo refugees were far from safe in Corozal Town as the Maya Indians from the Mexican base in Santa Cruz Bravo — today Carrillo Puerto — made several incursions in Corozal Town.

Across the bay from Corozal Town are the mounds of Cerros, the first Maya coastal trading center.

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Orange Walk Town is located on the left bank of the New River, 53 miles north of Belize City and 30 miles ( 50 km ) south of Corozal Town.

The district capital is Corozal Town.

Corozal District includes the villages of Buena Vista, Calcutta, Caledonia, Carolina, Chan Chen, Chunox, Concepcion, Consejo, Copper Bank, Corozal Town is not a village in the Corozal District, Cristo Rey, Estrella, Libertad, Little Belize, Louisville, Paraiso, Patchakan, Progresso, Ranchito, San Andres, San Antonio, San Joaquin, San Narciso, San Roman, San Victor, Santa Clara, Sarteneja, Xaibe, and Yo Chen.

The town is served by Corozal Hospital.

Corozal District is the northernmost district of the nation of Belize.

The island of Ambergris Caye is geographically close to Corozal District, but it is a part of Belize District.

Corozal Bay was previously held by Vildo Marin, but in 2008 Pablo Marin won the seat under the UDP banner and is the representative for the area until the next general election.

The current Mayor of Corozal Town is Hilberto Campos, also a member of the United Democratic Party.

While Corozal District depended for many years on the sugar industry, at one time having its own sugar factory located in Libertad Village, today the economy is more diversified.

Contraband is the most biggest source of gaining income in Corozal since it is located near the Mexican side.

Spanish is the most spoken language in Corozal, followed by English.

Corozal Town, the main center of the District, is peopled by a mix of Belize's races and cultures, most notably the Mestizos.

St. Viator Vocational High School is located just outside Chunox in the Corozal District.

Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico or ESTM is located in the village of Santa Narciso in the Corozal District.

This is the second largest district in terms of total area in comparison to other districts in Belize, and lies between the Belize and Corozal districts to the east, Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the west.

The village is the number one producer of sugar cane in the entire two divisions which are Corozal and Orange Walk.

Louisville is a village in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize, located at.

It is located in the Corozal District.

Xaibe is also located only 2. 5 mi ( 4 km ) from the District's Capital, Corozal Town located at the Corozal bay.

Consejo is located on a point of land where the bays of Corozal and Chetumal meet.

Corozal () is a municipality ( municipio ) of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas ; south Vega Alta ; southwest of Toa Alta ; east of Morovis and Orocovis ; and west of Naranjito.

Morovis () is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta ; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal.

Orocovis ( from Taino language, Orocobix meaning remembrance of the first mountain ) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Villalba and Coamo ; south of Morovis and Corozal ; southeast of Ciales ; east of Jayuya ; and west of Barranquitas.

Toa Alta () is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast of the island, north of Naranjito ; south of Dorado and Toa Baja ; east of Vega Alta and Corozal ; and west of Bayamón.

Vega Alta is located on the northern coast of the island, north of Morovis and Corozal ; east of Vega Baja ; and west of Dorado with an area of.

Consejo is about 8 miles from the district capital of Corozal Town, and two miles, across the water, from Chetumal, Mexico.

Consejo is a village in the north of Corozal District of the nation of Belize.

* Corozal, Honduras, a village on the north coast of Honduras