Punta Gorda

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Punta Gorda

Total population

5,438

Founded

1802

Elevation9 m

Coordinates16.10°, -88.81°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Punta Gorda, declared a town on Monday, 21 January 1895, known locally as P.G., is the capital and largest town of Toledo District in southern Belize. Punta Gorda is the southernmost sizable town in the nation, with a population of about 5,000 people. Although the town bears a Spanish name, its inhabitants are mostly Kriol/English-speaking and are primarily of Garifuna, East Indian, Kriol, and Maya descent.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

M

Mark Leslie

Belizean footballer

P

Paul Nabor

Belizean musician (1928-2014)

D

Denfield McNab

Belizean cyclist (* 1943)

N

Nora Parham

only Belizean woman known to have been executed

A

Alejandro Vernon

Belizean politician (* 1937)

C

Charles Martinez

Belize politician

E

Eva Middleton

Belizean disability rights activist

Destiny Wagner

Belizean author, TV host, influencer, and model

W

William Maheia

Belizean politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Belize

• Bazargan
  7559.5 mi away · pop. 9,000
• Tazeh Shahr
  7627.8 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Khamaneh
  7664.6 mi away · pop. 3,056
• Bonab-e-Jadid
  7664.6 mi away · pop. 4,430
• Parsabad
  7683.6 mi away · pop. 81,782
• Tabriz
  7696.7 mi away · pop. 1,558,693
• Shinabad
  7715.5 mi away
• Bostanabad
  7728.9 mi away · pop. 16,592
• Sarab
  7751.9 mi away · pop. 45,000
• Sareyn
  7762.6 mi away · pop. 5,459
• Ardabil
  7766.5 mi away · pop. 482,632
• Shahindezh
  7773.4 mi away · pop. 38,396

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Punta Gorda

Moon handbooks

Joshua Berman · 2011

Anigi

Govel Morgan · 1999

ROATAN MAGIC Hidden Jewel of the Western Caribbean

Thomas Tomczyk · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Lady of the Night Orchid

Brassavola nodosa

Seen 2026-08-19

Pectoral Robust-Stingless bee

Scaptotrigona pectoralis

Seen 2026-08-03

Polka-Dot Wasp Moth

Syntomeida epilais

Seen 2026-07-19

Stinking Passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Seen 2026-07-15

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Seen 2026-07-12

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Seen 2026-07-12

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

Seen 2026-07-12

Mexican Parrot Snake

Leptophis mexicanus

Seen 2026-07-03

Sabinal Frog

Leptodactylus melanonotus

Seen 2026-06-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).