Shipyard, Belize
Encyclopedia
Shipyard is a village
in the Orange Walk District
of Belize
. In the 2000 census, Shipyard had a population of 2,385 people. Most of the population are Mennonite
. Most residents of Shipyard speak Low German
.The Mennonites of Ship yard are a very integrated community most of them work as carpenters, farmers and mechanics.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Orange Walk District
Orange Walk District
Orange Walk District is a district in the northwest of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in Orange Walk Town.- Main settlements :...
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...
. In the 2000 census, Shipyard had a population of 2,385 people. Most of the population are Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
. Most residents of Shipyard speak Low German
Low German
Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...
.The Mennonites of Ship yard are a very integrated community most of them work as carpenters, farmers and mechanics.