Blackman Eddy is a village located on the banks of the Belize River in the Cayo District, Belize.[1] The George Price Highway runs through the middle of the village.
Blackman Eddy | |
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Nickname: good place | |
Motto: its a good place to be at. | |
Coordinates: 17°13′0″N 88°55′0″W / 17.21667°N 88.91667°W | |
Country | Belize |
District | Cayo |
Constituency | Cayo South |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 504 |
estimate | |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Blackman Eddy is where the local Maya hid from the Spanish.[clarification needed]
Demographics
editAt the time of the 2010 census, Blackman Eddy had a population of 533. Of these, 42.0% were Creole, 40.2% Mestizo, 12.9% Mixed, 1.3% Mopan Maya, 0.8% Caucasian, 0.8% East Indian, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% Mennonite, 0.4% Garifuna and 0.4% Ketchi Maya.[2]
References
edit- ^ SIB[failed verification] Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Statistical Institute of Belize.
- ^ Population & Housing Census [1]