Hattieville is a village in the

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of the nation of

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. It is located at 17N 88W, at an elevation of

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, and has a

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of about 1,300 people. Hattieville was established as a

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after Hurricane Hattie made many people homeless in

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when it hit in 1961, but it became a permanent town. Operation New Horizons 2007 built two additional school rooms onto the Hattieville government school between 17 March - 12 May 2007. This mission was under the command of the

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. Belize Central Prison (formerly Hattieville Prison) is in Hattieville. It is the only prison in Belize.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, Hattieville had a population of 2,344. Of these, 73.7% were Creole, 9.8% Mixed, 8.2%

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, 3.6%

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, 1.4% East Indian, 1.2%

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, 0.6% Ketchi Maya, 0.2% African, 0.1%

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and 0.2% others. Population & Housing Census 201

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References

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