Orange Walk District
| Orange Walk District | |
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| District | |
 Location of the district in Belize |
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| Country |
 Belize
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| Capital | Orange Walk Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,737 km2 (1,829 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 45,419 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | BZ-OW |
| Website | www |
Orange Walk District is a district in the northwest of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in Orange Walk Town.
The Orange Walk District, with an area of 1829 square miles (4,636 square km), is located north-northwest of the Belize 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. Significant villages in Orange Walk District include August Pine Ridge, Blue Creek, Carmelita, Chan Pine Ridge, Douglas, Indian Church, Guinea Grass, San Antonio, San Carlos, San Estevan, San Felipe, San José, San Jose Palmar, Nuevo San Juan, San Lazaro, San Luis, San Pablo, San Román, Santa Cruz, Santa Martha, Shipyard, Trial Farm, Trinidad and Yo Creek. Other settlements with smaller numbers of inhabitants may also be found, as well as ancient Mayan sites such as Cuello, Lamanai, Noh Mul and Chan Chich. The Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, a large private nature reserve in the Yalbac Hills, is also located in this district. The land is highly cultivated with sugar cane, sorghum, rice, corn and vegetables, with a significant amount of this agriculture done by Mennonite farmers.
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