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Cowpen
Belizevillage
Total population
1,042
Demographic figures from Statistical Institute of Belize. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cowpen is a small village in Belize. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 1,042. Its coordinates of 16.568°, -88.528° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,862 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,804
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves1,719
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,660
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves1,610
- Morelet's SeedeaterSporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) · Aves1,490
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves1,350
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,300
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves1,295
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5.2 — 2026-01-1613 km WNW of Omoa, Honduras
- M 4 — 2024-01-226 km S of Lívingston, Guatemala
- M 4.1 — 2022-09-3016 km ENE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
- M 4.1 — 2022-09-3019 km NW of Potrerillos, Honduras
- M 5.1 — 2022-09-2524 km NE of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
- M 4.4 — 2022-09-2515 km N of Potrerillos, Honduras
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Belize
- Bazargan7522.4 mi away · pop. 9,000
- Tazeh Shahr7590.8 mi away · pop. 8,629
- Khamaneh7627.5 mi away · pop. 3,056
- Bonab-e-Jadid7627.5 mi away · pop. 4,430
- Parsabad7646.5 mi away · pop. 81,782
- Tabriz7659.7 mi away · pop. 1,558,693
- Shinabad7678.6 mi away
- Bostanabad7691.9 mi away · pop. 16,592
- Sarab7714.8 mi away · pop. 45,000
- Sareyn7725.5 mi away · pop. 5,459
- Ardabil7729.4 mi away · pop. 482,632
- Shahindezh7736.5 mi away · pop. 38,396
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org