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Griga United is a Belizean football team based in Dangriga in Belize. The club was founded in 1994 as the Dangriga Jaguars and is founded by Timothy Flores and co owner Frank Castillo. The team play at the Carl Ramos Stadium.

Belize country in Central America

Belize is an independent and sovereign country located on the north eastern coast of Central America. Belize is bordered on the northwest by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by Guatemala. It has an area of 22,970 square kilometres (8,867 sq mi) and a population of 387,879 (2017). Its mainland is about 180 mi (290 km) long and 68 mi (110 km) wide. It has the lowest population and population density in Central America. The country's population growth rate of 1.87% per year (2015) is the second highest in the region and one of the highest in the Western Hemisphere.

Dangriga Town in Stann Creek, Belize

Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of the North Stann Creek River. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District. Dangriga is served by the Dangriga Airport. Commonly known as the "culture capital of Belize" due to its influence on punta music and other forms of Garifuna culture, Dangriga is the largest settlement in southern Belize.

Carl Ramos Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dangriga, Belize. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Griga United in the Belize Premier Football League (BPFL) of the Football Federation of Belize.

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