Official Name: | San Joaquín |
Pushpin Map: | Belize |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belize |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Corozal District |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Corozal South East |
Government Type: | Village Council |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Florencio Javier Martinez [1] |
Population As Of: | 1470 |
Population Total: | 2010 |
Timezone: | Central |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 18.3333°N -114°W |
Named For: | San Joaquín[2] |
San Joaquín is a village in the Corozal District of Belize.[3] It is one of the largest villages in Corozal. The town was formed as a result of Mestizos migrating to escape the 1847–1901 Caste War of Yucatán.
At the time of the 2010 census, San Joaquín had a population of 1,470. Of those, 94.9% were Mestizo, 2.3% Mixed, 0.9% East Indian, 0.7% Creole, 0.5% Yucatec Maya, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Mennonite, 0.1% Caucasian and 0.1% Garifuna.
In terms of languages spoken (multiple answers allowed), 98.5% spoke Spanish, 65.3% English, 4.1% Creole, 0.7% Yucatec Maya, 0.4% Mandarin or Cantonese, 0.1% Garifuna, 0.1% German and 0.1% Ketchi Maya; 0.1% could not speak.[4]