Chan Pine Ridge

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Chan Pine Ridge
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Chan Pine Ridge
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Coordinates: 18°2′13″N88°34′57″W / 18.03694°N 88.58250°W / 18.03694; -88.58250 Coordinates: 18°2′13″N88°34′57″W / 18.03694°N 88.58250°W / 18.03694; -88.58250
Country Belize
District Orange Walk District
Constituency Orange Walk East
Government
  Area RepresentativeDr. Marco Tulio Mendez
  Village Council ChairmanFeliciano Torres
Time zone UTC-6 (Central)

Chan Pine Ridge is a village in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize. It is a predominantly Maya Mestizo village with Spanish being the preferred language of communication. English is taught at the Chan Pine Ridge Government School which is the only Primary School serving the community. Kriol is also spoken among the villagers. The Name Chan Pine Ridge is a combination of the Yucatec Maya word Chan meaning "small" in English and Pine Ridge which is English.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, Chan Pine Ridge had a population of 445. Of these, 94.8% were Mestizo, 3.1% Mixed, 0.9% Mopan Maya, 0.4% Creole, 0.2% Caucasian, 0.2% East Indian and 0.2% Yucatec Maya. [1]

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References

  1. Population & Housing Census 2010