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Blue Creek

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Total population

719

Founded

1958

Air quality index

59Moderate
Elevation40 m
Coordinates16.20°, -89.05°

Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Belize. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1958

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Within Belize, Blue Creek stands as a small village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 719. Its coordinates of 16.200°, -89.045° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,766 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
16.1995
Longitude
-89.0454
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
59
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
17.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
30.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
108,595
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Morelet's Seedeater
    Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) · Aves
    2,522
  • Melodious Blackbird
    Dives dives (Deppe, 1830) · Aves
    2,475
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    2,468
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    2,224
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    2,219
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,002
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,982
  • Golden-fronted Woodpecker
    Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    1,857

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
23
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2012-04-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Belize

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Geography & sun

Elevation
131 ft (40 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,766

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
88
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Blue Creek

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library