Calcutta is a village in the Corozal District of Belize.[1]

Calcutta
Calcutta is located in Belize
Calcutta
Calcutta
Map of Corozal metropolitan area
Coordinates: 18°21′N 88°26′W / 18.350°N 88.433°W / 18.350; -88.433
Country Belize
DistrictCorozal District
ConstituencyCorozal South East
Named forKolkata, West Bengal, India
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)

Demographics

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At the time of the 2010 census, Calcutta had a population of 846. Of these, 59.3% were Mestizo, 25.5% East Indian, 10.4% Creole, 3.7% Mixed, 0.5% Caucasian, 0.1% African, 0.1% Garifuna, 0.1% Ketchi Maya, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% Mennonite.

In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 80.5% spoke Spanish, 69.7% English, 60.6% Creole, 0.3% Garifuna, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% other languages; 0.1% could not speak.[2]

History

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After the British put down the Sepoy Mutiny in India, the British Parliament ordered 1000 Indians who had supported the rebellion removed from India and transported to British Honduras. They worked on plantations in Corozal District, and Calcutta was one of the settlements they founded.

References

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  1. ^ "Belize Population and Housing Census 2010" (PDF). p. 64. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ Population & Housing Census 2010
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18°21′N 88°26′W / 18.350°N 88.433°W / 18.350; -88.433