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Roaring Creek is a small
village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in the Cayo District 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 ...
, just north-west of
Belmopan Belmopan () is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. In addition to being the smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, Belmopan is the third-largest settlement in Belize, behind Belize City and Sa ...
. Its name is derived from the creek waterfalls which flow into the
Belize River The Belize River runs through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City (). The Belize river valley is largely tropical rai ...
next to the Guanacaste Park area. Roaring Creek has a population of less than 2000 people, which includes Central American immigrants, Kriols and Mopan Maya. Creole is the main language used in the village. The village hosts two primary schools, the Roman Catholic and the Nazarene, and two elementary schools. Roaring Creek is home to
Belize Bird Rescue Belize Bird Rescue (BBR) is an avian rescue and rehabilitation centre in Belize. It is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, and is Belize's only multi-species avian rescue and rehabilitation centre. It operates wholly within Belize un ...
, the country's only Avian Rescue and Rehabilitation centre which has been operating under an MOU from the government of Belize since 2004. The first Christian radio station in Belize is also here, "My Refuge Christian Radio Station". There are thirteen churches in Roaring Creek and several church-based organizations such as Youth With A Mission Belize (YWAM). It is also home to a Christian school sponsorship program called Hearts of Christ children's ministry. Roaring Creek United Represents the Village in Football. Populated places in Cayo District Cayo South {{Belize-geo-stub