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  Orange Walk Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Orange Walk Town is the second largest town in the nation of Belize, with a population of about 14,000.
It is the capital of Orange Walk District.
Orange Walk Town is located on the left bank of the New River, 66 miles north of Belize City and 30 miles south of Corozal Town.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/o/or/orange_walk_town.html   (66 words)

  
 Orange Walk District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orange Walk District is a district in the north west of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in Orange Walk Town.
Orange Walk District also includes the ancient Maya ruin of Lamanai, and the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, a large private nature reserve.
Orange Walk district is in the north of Belize.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orange_Walk_District   (267 words)

  
 Orange Walk Town - Toucan Trail
With a population approaching 20,000, Orange Walk is easily the most populated town in the north, yet visitors to Belize rarely visit the district or town.
Orange Walk Town has recently made strides to improve the services offered to tourists and now boasts of quite a few hotels that run along Queen Victoria Avenue.
Due to its location on the New River, Orange Walk Town is an excellent gateway to the mighty ruins of Lamanai, the picturesque New River Lagoon, and the Rio Bravo Conservation Area.
www.toucantrail.com /Belize-on-a-Budget/Orange-Walk-Town.html   (641 words)

  
 Orange Walk Town -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Orange Walk Town is the second largest (An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city) town in the nation of (A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control) Belize, with a population of about 14,000.
It is the capital of (Click link for more info and facts about Orange Walk District) Orange Walk District.
Orange Walk Town is located on the left bank of the New River, 66 miles north of (Click link for more info and facts about Belize City) Belize City and 30 miles south of (Click link for more info and facts about Corozal Town) Corozal Town.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/or/orange_walk_town.htm   (277 words)

  
 Belize.com's Guide to the Orange Walk District
The Orange Walk District, with a population of just under forty thousand, is Belize 's third largest populated district and is much more than sugar, soybean and honey country.
According to folk stories, Orange Walk got its name from the many orange groves of the past that hugged the banks of the New River, which flows through the town and was a major trading route centuries ago for the Mayans.
Accommodations in Orange Walk Town itself are comfortable and moderately priced, like the D*Victoria Hotel which has 31 rooms in the heart of Orange Walk Town with hot/cold water, air conditioning or fans, a disco/lounge, swimming pool and laundry service.
www.belize.com /orangewalk.html   (2103 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Guinea Grass Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Guinea Grass is a town in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize.
It is on a spur road about 6 miles off Belize's Northern Highway, and is served by regular bus route from Orange Walk Town.
According to the 2000 census, Guinea Grass Town had a population of 2,510 people.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guinea-Grass-Town   (211 words)

  
 D` Victoria Hotel - The Area
To the east are the Urban Centers, surrounded by endless fields of sugar cane; as in the neighboring Corozol District, the agriculture was largely begun by refugees from the Mexican Caste Wars in the 1850's, and today the small villages have a curious mix of laid-back Caribbean and Hispanic flavors.
Forming the hub of northern Belize's main roads, Orange Walk Town is still one of the most convenient, if not the most interesting or comfortable, base for exploring the north.
Orange Walk Town is fondly called "Sugar City" by residents because it is smack in the center of the northern sugar industry.
www.dvictoria.com /area.html   (1102 words)

  
 Travel in Orange Walk - Belize - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
Although Orange Walk is less tourist-oriented than other Belizean communities, the town nevertheless has a wide range of restaurants, hotels, banks, and other services, including professional guides and outfitters.
Although the Orange Walk District has no coast and is considered the least visited district, it boasts the remains of two ports, Mundy and Cairns, that were the scene of battles, between earlier inhabitants of the district and Belizean settlers.
Tourism is on the rise in the Orange walk District, due to healthy populations of tropical wildlife and the rich archaeological sites just now coming to light.
www.americatravelling.net /belize/orange_walk/orange_walk_culture.htm   (817 words)

  
 Northern Belize - The recent history of Northern Belize and its inhabitants.
Today, the town is neat and clean, and layed out in a typical mexican grid pattern with spacious parks and modern electricity, water, and sewage.
Orange Walk Town grew as the sugar industry flourished, and with the closing of the Libertad sugar factory, became the sole processor of cane.
Today, the town lives with the constant rumble of bulging cane trucks flowing in from all corners of the north heading to the factory.
www.northernbelize.com /hist_recent.html   (394 words)

  
 Orange Walk Town - Northern Belize
Orange Walk, situated on the New River and Northern Highway, is located 52 miles north of Belize City.
The town is a mix of Spanish, Maya, East Indians, visiting Mennonites and Chinese.
Orange Walk Town is not generally considered a tourist destination, more a stop-over to boat up the New River to Lamanai, travel the Blue Creek Road to the Rio Bravo Conservation Area, or trek to Shipstern Nature Reserve.
www.belize-vacation.com /belize/orange-walk.htm   (164 words)

  
 Belize - Orange Walk District - Lorry Patton's Travel Tips 'n' Tales
Orange Walk District is the second largest district of the six that make up Belize.
Orange Walk Town, near the northern tip of the district, is one of the largest commercial and farming centers in the country.
Other interesting tours in Orange Walk District, beside the trip to Lamanai Outpost Lodge, are the Orchid Tours.
www.lorrypatton.com /travel/dest/728.html   (221 words)

  
 Belize : Places to Visit
Orange Walk is the second northern district located between Belize and Corozal.
The major city of the district is Orange Walk town which is located 54 miles up the Northern Highway from Belize City.
It is probably the most scenic town in the entire country and this is mainly because it is located in a hilly area.
www.turq.com /belize/beldist.html   (1194 words)

  
 Joint training initiative opens in Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Orange Walk Programme in Belize was officially opened in July.
The programme, based in the capital Orange Walk Town, offers a wide range of classes, including drawing and painting, sewing, embroidery, crochet and wood carving - all aiming to develop the incomegenerating skills of its students.
The opening of the Orange Walk Programme means there are 12 services supported by Leonard Cheshire International, in eight Latin American countries.
www.leonard-cheshire.org /compass/13/c13-p08.html   (296 words)

  
 Northern Belize - The major towns and villages of the Orange Walk and Corozal Districts, Belize.
Northern Belize - The major towns and villages of the Orange Walk and Corozal Districts, Belize.
The Icaiche resisted this overwhelming settlement and battled with the invaders for roughly a decade before a September 1st clash claimed the life of their chief, Marcos Canul, in 1872.
Within the town itself, remnants of the long conflict still stand; the remains of Fort Cairns and Fort Mundy have been converted into two of the town's principal government buildings.
www.northernbelize.com /see_orangewalk.html   (704 words)

  
 Chapter 31
Corozal and Orange Walk Town, in the north, are major towns, as are Stan Creek Town and Punta Gorda south of Belize City.
When we arrived in September of 1966, there was also a two-year-old medical program in Orange Walk Town (a large medical building was built in 1964) with a doctor in residence, and a government-owned clinic in San Felipe staffed by Eastern Board nurses.
There were in Orange Walk attending the church and Sunday School, two young men with families, Albert Codd a Creole and Greg Novelo a Maya Indian, who were to be the first to be received into the church at Orange Walk by water baptism.
www.jdweaver.com /dadbio/chpter31.htm   (1644 words)

  
 Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Industry
His late uncle, Leopoldo BriceƱo, was the area representative of the Orange Walk Central Division and Mayor of Orange Walk Town.
Recently he was instrumental in the renovation of the Banquitas Square and the establishment of the Orange Walk House of Culture.
He was also actively involved, along with the Orange Walk Town Council, in the building of the new Post Office and the Open-Air Plaza.
www.mnrei.gov.bz /people.asp?cid=1&id=57   (449 words)

  
 CROCODILE SPECIALIST GROUP NEWSLETTER 193 - Pp. 10-12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Orange Walk Town is situated along the banks of the New River which has risen several feet as the result of torrential rains brought on by the Category 4 hurricane from September 30 through October 2.
In recent years, Orange Walk residents have complained about the presence of crocodiles in the stretch of river adjacent to town and the unusually "bold" nature of some animals.
Part of the problem may be that the local slaughterhouse is situated along the river on the edge of town, and up until three years ago waste from the slaughterhouse was routinely dumped into the river.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /natsci/HERPETOLOGY/NEWSLETTER/news193p10-12.htm   (988 words)

  
 Akihito Japanese Hotel Orange Walk Town Orange Walk District
From Corozal and Orange Walk to Punta Gorda and Placencia and the rest of the country of Belize..
Family owned and operated, Akihito Hotel is dedicated to the budget traveler in Belize with a variety of affordable lodging options and a convenient location in the heart of Orange Walk Town.
Orange Walk Town has a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars, and nighcluns to satisfy your appetite for food, drink, and entertainment.
sanpedroinbelize.com /db_clients/2913.php   (360 words)

  
 BelizeLaw.Org > The Supreme Court of Belize >
On 28th April, 1981 the Respondent claimed from the Appellant possession of a house situated at 12 Cinderella Street, Orange Walk Town.
The particulars of her claim were as follows: The Plaintiff (now Respondent) is the landlady of the Defendant (Appellant) in respect of the house situated on the premises located at No. 12 Cinderella Street, Orange Walk Town.
The jurisdiction of a magistrate is not ousted by mere pretence of title and mere assertion of right does not do so where the evidence before the magistrate makes it clear that the claim is wholly groundless and the magistrate was correct in ruling as he did.
www.belizelaw.org /judgements/nov_2002/18_of_1982.html   (1240 words)

  
 Policeman Missing & Feared Dead
Martinez, who is attached to the Orange Walk formation, has been missing since Wednesday, December 22nd.
He went off duty at 4:00 pm that day and was next seen in a bar in Orange Walk town with a female companion.
'Walking around in a dream,' an entire family adrift in a sea of worry.
www.7newsbelize.com /archive/12300401.html   (573 words)

  
 Dangriga - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in the south of the nation of Belize, at the mouth of the river of Stann Creek on the Caribbean Sea.
It was long the second largest population center in the country behind Belize City, but in recent years has been surpassed by Orange Walk Town.
Dangriga was first settled under the name "Stann Creek Town" as a trading and logging post in the late 17th century.
smartybrain.com /index.php/Dangriga   (158 words)

  
 Search By Distrcit : Orange Walk
The newly constructed Banquitas House of Culture in Orange Walk Town is a must see for visitors interested in the Town’s history and culture.
Being one of only three Houses of Culture in the entire country, the people of Orange Walk are proud to exhibit the talented artists of their town.
The Mennonite Community of Blue Creek is located in Orange Walk on the northern border with Mexico, near the town of La Union.
www.mybelizeadventure.com /destinations/by_district/by_district.php?dist_code=orange_walk   (359 words)

  
 Orange Walk Belize, Orange Walk Hotel and Tours. A Complete Tourist Information Center!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Welcome to Orange Walk via this website, it gives me great pleasure and honor to greet you in the name of the citizens of our town.
Orange Walk Town is a peaceful, ever-growing, and friendly town.
Our town and surroundings offer you various areas of interest including ancient Maya sites, camping, river tours, and the Mennonite communities among many others.
www.orangewalk.net   (68 words)

  
 Belize National Population & Housing Census 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Of significance here however, is that whereas in 1991 the Cayo district accounted for the largest shift to the rural areas, in 2000 the Orange Walk district has taken over this role showing Orange Walk town accounting for an increase of over four (4) percentage points more than in 1991.
In 1991, the population of Orange Walk Town was larger than that of San Ignacio/Santa Elena by 2,634 persons.
This pattern is similar in most of the six districts, except in Orange Walk and Stann Creek where the sex ratios are 1.05 and 1.07 respectively.
www.cso.gov.bz /population_housing.html   (1044 words)

  
 News Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Spirits were high in Orange Walk Town last night, as hundreds of residents there, tuned into Love FM and Sugar City Radio Station in anticipation of the announcement of the winner of BEL's second annual "Light Up The Holidays House Decoration" competition.
According to BEL's Corporate Communications Manager, Neville Samuels, Orange Walk was chosen as the location for this year's competition, because there were many houses that were impressively decorated in that area.
We really appreciated this and it was also an indication of how much Orange Walk residents appreciated the competition," Samuel's concluded.
www.bel.com.bz /PR/21-12-01.html   (296 words)

  
 Belize's Amandala Online: Belize news, news on Belize, Belize newspapers, Belize, Belize, Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
At the Tower Hill Bridge, Orange Walk people were technically breaking the law, but their numbers and commitment were such that the Police were at a loss as to how to proceed.
The appearance on national television of Charlie Slusher, a UDP candidate in last Wednesday's Orange Walk Town Council elections, strengthened this newspaper's suspicion that the Opposition UDP had a hand in this morning's demonstration, which was just too organized to be completely spontaneous.
A team of Government officials, in addition to the Police, were finally able to disperse the crowd when the Orange Walk protesters were assured by Deputy Prime Minister and Area Representative Johnny Briceño that their concerns would be heard.
www.belizemall.com /amandala/archives/march_12_2000.html   (11063 words)

  
 Orange Walk Town Travel Information. Photos, Stories and Diaries about Orange Walk Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lying on the west bank of the New River on the Northern Highway is the largest settlement in Northern Belize, Orange Walk Town.
The town is 30 miles south of Corozal Town and 66 miles north of Belize City with a population of 12,000.
The center of activity for the Mennonite communities is the typical Mennonite Town of Blue Creek.
www.worldsurface.com /browse/location.asp?locationid=5121   (607 words)

  
 Our Community - Orlando Salazar - "Driven to succeed in San Pedro"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Orlando finished primary school in Orange Walk Town, but was unable to further his education because of the family's financial hardships.
Four years later, Orlando returned to the Orange Walk District where he commenced driving truck for the Belize Sugar Industry (BSI).
Orlando earned such a reputation for his public relations skills, that in 1976 he was elected chairman of the Orange Walk Cane Farmers Association where he represented the San Pablo, Douglas and San Juan Sugar Cane branches.
www.sanpedrosun.net /03-174.html   (931 words)

  
 Orange Walk Town Hotel Values at Akihito Hotel - Belize
We are the only hotel in town to offer affordable bunk bed rooms and a deluxe Jacuzzi room.
While in Orange Walk Town, be sure to inquire about our day trips to the mysterious Lamanai Mayan ruins, the Crooked Tree nature preserve, or the Shipstern nature preserve.
From Orange Walk Town to the rest of the world, you’ll never be out of touch while staying at the Akihito Hotel.
www.akihitobelize.com   (386 words)

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