Belmopan : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Belmopan

Official name

Belmopan

Motto

City of Promise

Country

Belize

District

Cayo

Foundation

1970

Government

Mayor

Simeon López

Geography

Elevation

250 ft (76.2 m)

Demography

Total Population

13654 (2009)

Other information

Time zone

Central (UTC-6)

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Belmopan (c-eniconˌbɛlmoʊˈpæn), estimated population 20,000 is the capital city of Belize.

Belmopan is located at , at an altitude of 76 metres (250 ft) above sea level. Belmopan was constructed just to the east of Belize River, 80 km (49.7 mi) inland from the former capital, the port of Belize City, after that city's near destruction by Hurricane Hattie in 1961. The government was moved to Belmopan in 1970, and its National Assembly Building is designed to resemble a Pre-Columbian Maya temple.