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Guide to '''Belize ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Belize is a country in Central America on the borders of [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] and [[Guatemala Genealogy|Guatemala]]. Previously it was a colony of Great Britain. The official language is English.


== Getting started with Belize research  ==
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Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy.  
==Belize Map==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Belize.<br>
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== Jurisdictions, Counties  ==
== Districts ==
Belize is divided into six districts. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.<br>


6 districts
*[[Belize District, Belize Genealogy|Belize]]
*[[Cayo, Belize Genealogy|Cayo]]
*[[Corozal, Belize Genealogy|Corozal]]
*[[Orange Walk, Belize Genealogy|Orange Walk]]
*[[Stann Creek, Belize Genealogy|Stann Creek]]
*[[Toledo, Belize Genealogy|Toledo]]


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The Districts are further divided into Constituencies; there are currently 31 Constituencies in Belize.  Important to note is that these Constituencies have changed very often in the past: renaming, subdividing into more Constituencies, and even changing of boundaries are common.  For example, Toledo (the Constituency) was divided into Toledo North and Toledo South in 1961; but was changed completely to Toledo East and Toledo West in 1984.<br>
*Orange Walk
*Stann Creek
*Toledo
 
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Message language: ENG<br>Family History Center in Belize City, Belize, Central America<br>Location 117 Cemetery Road<br>phone # 501-501-78670
 
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*A map of Belize is located at http://geology.com/world/belize-map.gif&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
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Guide to Belize ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information

Belize is a country in Central America on the borders of Mexico and Guatemala. Previously it was a colony of Great Britain. The official language is English.

Belize Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Belize.
444px-Belize Regions map.png

Districts

Belize is divided into six districts. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.


The Districts are further divided into Constituencies; there are currently 31 Constituencies in Belize. Important to note is that these Constituencies have changed very often in the past: renaming, subdividing into more Constituencies, and even changing of boundaries are common. For example, Toledo (the Constituency) was divided into Toledo North and Toledo South in 1961; but was changed completely to Toledo East and Toledo West in 1984.

References

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