Corozal District is the northernmost district

Districts of Belize

Belize is divided into 6 districts. The districts are listed below, with the capital city and some statistics:-List:-Largest cities and towns by population:Based on 2005 estimate:#Belize City, BZ 70,800#Orange Walk, OW 17,300#San Ignacio, CY 16,800...

 of the nation of Belize

Belize

Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...

. The population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 was 33,335 as of 2000. The district capital is Corozal Town

Corozal Town

Corozal Town is a town in the nation of Belize, capital of Corozal District. Corozal Town is located about 84 miles north of Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico. The population of Corozal Town, according to the main results of the 2010 census, it is 9,871...

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Corozal District includes the villages of Buena Vista, Calcutta, Caledonia, Carolina, Chan Chen, Chunox

Chunox

Chunox is an isolated village in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize.Chunox is located at 18N, 88W, at an altitude of 3 meters above sea level. The village of Chunox is located on the east bank of Laguna Seca towards the south end of the lagoon....

, Concepcion, Consejo

Consejo

Consejo is a village in the north of Corozal District of the nation of Belize. Consejo is located on a point of land where the bays of Corozal and Chetumal meet...

, Copper Bank

Copper Bank

Copper Bank is a fishing village in the Corozal District of Belize. It is situated on the west bank of Laguna Seca, a shallow lagoon that empties into Chetumal Bay just north-east of the village...

, Corozal Town

Corozal Town

Corozal Town is a town in the nation of Belize, capital of Corozal District. Corozal Town is located about 84 miles north of Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico. The population of Corozal Town, according to the main results of the 2010 census, it is 9,871...

 is not a village in the Corozal District, Cristo Rey, Estrella, Libertad, Little Belize

Little Belize

Little Belize is a town in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize. Little Belize is located at 18N, 88W, at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level. The population is mostly Mennonite. According to the 2000 census, Little Belize had a population of 2,059 people....

, Louisville

Louisville, Belize

Louisville is a village in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize, located at . According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 655 people....

,Paraiso, Patchakan, Progresso, Ranchito, San Andres, San Antonio, San Joaquin

San Joaquin, Corozal

San Joaquin is a village in the Corozal District of Belize. With a population of about 2000 people, it is one of the largest villages in Corozal. The town was formed as a result of Mestizos migrating to escape the 1847–1901 Caste War of Yucatán....

, San Narciso, San Roman, San Victor, Santa Clara, Sarteneja

Sarteneja

Sarteneja is a fishing village in the Corozal District of Belize. It is located on the Shipstern Peninsula, approximately forty miles by road from Orange Walk Town and is near the privately owned Shipstern Nature Reserve...

, Xaibe

Xaibe

Xaibe is little rural settlement in the country of Belize. It is located in the Corozal district. The name Xaibe literally means 'crossroads'. This may well account for the village been located en route to other villages and destinations. The people of the Mayan civilization often traversed across...

, and Yo Chen.

The island of Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye, pronounced "am-BER-gris", is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the Corozal District....

 is geographically close to Corozal District, but it is a part of Belize District

Belize District

The Belize District is a district of the nation of Belize, with its district capital being the nation's largest city, Belize City.- Settlements :...

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Pre-Columbian

Pre-Columbian

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 Maya

Maya civilization

The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...

 ruins are found in Corozal at Santa Rita near Corozal Town,and at Cerros

Cerros

Cerros is a Maya archaeological site in northern Belize that reached its apogee during the Mesoamerican Late Preclassic. At its nadir, it held a population of approximately 1,089 people. The site is strategically located on a peninsula at the mouth of the New River where it empties into Chetumal...

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There are four political divisions in the Corozal District and they are all being represented by members of the ruling United Democratic Party, except for one.

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.