Official Name: | Patchakán |
Pushpin Map: | Belize |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Corozal District |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Corozal North |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1374 |
Timezone: | Central |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 18.4006°N -88.4725°W |
Patchakán is a town in Corozal District, in northern Belize.[1] [2] [3] The name Patchacan means "behind the shavanna" in Yucatec Maya.
At the time of the 2010 census, Patchakán had a population of 1,374. Of these, 93.2% were Mestizo, 3.9% Mixed, 1.2% Yucatec Maya, 0.7% Caucasian, 0.7% Creole, 0.2% Ketchi Maya, 0.1% African and 0.1% Mennonite.
In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.9% spoke Spanish, 52.8% English, 7.9% Yucatec Maya, 1.5% Creole, 0.1% German and 0.1% Ketchi Maya; 0.1% could not speak.[4]