Corozal District
| Corozal District | |
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| District | |
 Location of the district in Belize |
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| Country |
 Belize
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| Capital | Corozal Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,860 km2 (720 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 48,324 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | BZ-CZL |
| Website | www |
Corozal District is the northernmost district of the nation of Belize. The population was 33,335 in 2000. The district capital is Corozal Town.
Pre-Columbian Maya ruins are found in Corozal at Santa Rita near Corozal Town, and at Cerros.
Corozal District includes the villages of Buena Vista, Calcutta, Caledonia, Carolina, Chan Chen, Chunox, Concepcion, Consejo, Copper Bank, Cristo Rey, Estrella, Libertad, Little Belize, Louisville, Paraiso, Patchacan, Progresso, Ranchito, San Andres, San Antonio, San Joaquin, San Narciso, San Roman, San Victor, San Pedro, Santa Clara, Sarteneja, Xaibe, and Yo Chen. The island of Ambergris Caye is geographically closer to Corozal District than the district in which it is administrated, Belize District.
There are four political divisions in the Corozal District.
While Corozal District depended for many years on the sugar industry, at one time having its own sugar factory in Libertad Village, today the economy is more diversified. Sugar production and other agricultural crops such as papaya are still central to the way of life of many rural Corozalenos, but occupations in the tourism industry are slowly becoming more prominent. Now almost 65% of Corozalenos depend on the Commercial Free Zone for employment. The Zone is located on the border of Belize and Mexico.
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