Armenia, Belize

Armenia is a village in the Cayo District of Belize, along the nation's Hummingbird Highway south of the capital, Belmopan.

Armenia
Armenia Map of Corozal metropolitan area
Coordinates: 17.1553°N 88.7464°W / 17.1553; -88.7464
Country	Belize
District	Cayo
Constituency	Cayo South
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,395[1]
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
Climate	Af

History

The first settlers in the area were immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, or Honduras, trying to escape the ravages of civil war. Both Mopan and K’ekchi Maya people also moved to the area from southern Belize in order to have better access to health care, transportation and a market in which to sell their crops.

Location and geographic setting

Armenia is set in the foothills of the Mayan Mountain Range and is surrounded by jungle, caves, rivers and wildlife.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, Armenia had a population of 1,395. Of these, 66.6% were Mestizo, 19.7% Mopan Maya, 9.7% Ketchi Maya, 2.4% Mixed, 0.9% Creole, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Garifuna, 0.1% Mennonite, 0.1% Caucasian, 0.1% East Indian and 0.1% Yucatec Maya.^[2]