Ladyville Explained

Ladyville
Official Name:Ladyville -->
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Belize
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Belize
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belize
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Belize District
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Subdivision Name2:Belize Rural Central
Leader Title:House of Representative Member
Leader Name:Beverly Castillo
Leader Party:UDP
Leader Title1:Village Council Chairperson
Leader Name1:Dian Wite (UDP)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5458
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:central time (UTC-6)
Coordinates:17.5494°N -88.2919°W
Area Code:225/205
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Am

Ladyville is the largest village in the country of Belize, eight miles northwest of Belize City in the Belize District. The Philip Goldson Highway connects Ladyville to Belize City.

History

Although originally a separate settlement, Ladyville has become a suburb of Belize City, with many of its residents commuting to the city on a daily basis.

Demographics

Ladyville recorded a population of 5,458 in the 2010 national census.[1] The total number of households are 1,227 with an average size of 3.6 persons.

Geography

Ladyville is located on the north bank of the Belize River and is approximately 5 miles inland from the Caribbean Sea. The terrain is part of the Belize's lowland and part of a natural flood plain. The land consists of broadleaf lowland forests and marshlands with creeks, ponds and mangrove forest along the coast. The Phillip Goldson highway cuts through the village. It has several neighbourhoods:

Politics

National Government
Ladyville is part of the Belize Rural Central Constituency. Currently, the area representative for the Belize Rural Central Constituency, following the general elections on 5 November 2015, is Beverly Diane Castillo with 2560 votes who defeated incumbent representative Dolores Balderamos Garcia who had 2502 votes.

2015 National Election SummaryBelize Rural Central7513528470.33%Beverly Diane CastilloUDP256048.45%Dolores Balderamos GarciaPUP250247.35%Javier MolinaBPP1522.88%rejected701.32%[2]

Local Government
The Village Council is currently headed by Chairlady Dian Wite.
2016–2019 Village Council members

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Public utilities

The Belize Telemedia Limited - Ladyville Branch is located on the Old Airport Road.
The Belize Electricity Limited - Ladyville Branch, is located at 9 3/4mls Northern Highway.
The Belize Water Services Ltd - Ladyville branch is located at Lord's Bank road.
Butane Gas services are provided by Southern Choice Butane and Belize Western Energy Limited.

Educational institutes

Primary schools

High schools

Medical

Transportation

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, formerly known as The Belize International Airport (BZE), is located in Ladyville and is operated by the Belize Airport Concession Company Ltd. The airport serves Belize City and is the nation of Belize's main airport. It has a runway length of 7100 ft and is currently served by 9 airlines. Transportation from the airport to the Philip Goldson Highway is only available by the Ladyville Airport Taxi union. Public transportation for Ladyville is serviced by several different bus companies that operate both locally and nationally.

Attractions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Belize Population and Housing Census 2010. Statistical Institute of Belize. 66. 2013. 14 May 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127084833/http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf. 27 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 9 January 2017 . 20 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020172621/http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/article_publish/files/files_5751dbfccc313.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 9 January 2017 . 11 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170111000726/http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/ . dead .