Indian Church is a small remote village in the
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
The Orange Walk District, with an area of 1,829 square miles (4,636 square km), is located north-northwe ...
of
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
. It is located on the west bank of
New River, neighbouring the town of
San Carlos to its south, and the Maya ruins of
Lamanai
Lamanai (from ''Lama'anayin'', "submerged crocodile" in Yucatec Maya) is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and was once a major city of the Maya civilization, located in the north of Belize, in Orange Walk District. The site's name is pre-Columb ...
to its north.
According to the 2010 census, Indian Church has a population of 267 people in 66 households.
[ The village is named for the historic Spanish churches recovered among the ancient Maya ruins. The residents lived among the ruins until 1991 when the Government of Belize established the Lamanai Archaeological Reserve maintained by Belize's Institute of Archaeology.][Belize National Institute of Culture and History (NICH)/Archaeological Institute/Lamanai site](_blank)
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References
Populated places in Orange Walk District
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