Copper Bank is a fishing village in the Corozal District of Belize.[1] It is situated on the west bank of Laguna Seca, a shallow lagoon that empties into Chetumal Bay just north-east of the village. The closest settlement is Chunox, located approximately 1.25 miles away on the east bank of the Laguna Seca.

Copper Bank
Copper Bank Lagoon
Copper Bank Lagoon
Copper Bank is located in Belize
Copper Bank
Copper Bank
Location of Copper Bank village
Coordinates: 18°19′16.09″N 88°21′21.17″W / 18.3211361°N 88.3558806°W / 18.3211361; -88.3558806
Country Belize
DistrictCorozal District
ConstituencyCorozal South East
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
ClimateAw

Access to the village is possible by road from Orange Walk, via the villages of San Estevan and Progresso. It is also possible to reach the village by road from Corozal, crossing the New River via the Pueblo Nuevo ferry, and from the populated community of Sarteneja, via a ferry across the mouth of Laguna Seca.

The village has been suggested as the site of a lost Mayan town, Uatibal, and several artifacts have been found in the vicinity.[2]

Demographics

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At the time of the 2010 census, Copper Bank had a population of 470. Of these, 90.6% were Mestizo, 3.0% East Indian, 1.7% Yucatec Maya, 1.3% Ketchi Maya, 1.1% Creole, 1.1% Mixed, 0.6% Caucasian, 0.2% Garifuna and 0.2% Mennonite.

In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.1% spoke Spanish, 50.2% English, 1.0% Creole, 1.0% Yucatec Maya, 0.2% Garifuna and 0.2% German; 0.2% could not speak.[3]

Notes

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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. ^ Masson, Marilyn A. (1997). "The Search for Uatibal: Survey at Laguna Seca". Overview of the 1997 Season of the Belize Postclassic Project. University at Albany. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04.
  3. ^ Population & Housing Census 2010 [1]

References

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18°19′16.09″N 88°21′21.17″W / 18.3211361°N 88.3558806°W / 18.3211361; -88.3558806