Official Name: | Chan Pine Ridge |
Pushpin Map: | Belize |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belize |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Orange Walk District |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Orange Walk East |
Leader Title: | Area Representative |
Leader Name: | Dr. Marco Tulio Mendez |
Leader Title1: | Village Council Chairman |
Leader Name1: | Feliciano Torres |
Timezone: | Central |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 18.0369°N -88.5825°W |
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.
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]