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Belmopan

American  
[bel-moh-pan] / ˌbɛl moʊˈpæn /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Belize, in the central part.


Belmopan British  
/ ˌbɛlməˈpæn /

noun

  1. (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)

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Belize’s National Assembly building in the capital, Belmopan.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

But Belmopan is also, perhaps, a prism through which to view the development of Belize, which has emerged as something of an exception in Central America.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

“They’ve declared open-season on almost 99 percent of Belize’s marine area,” Janelle Chanona, Oceana’s vice president for the Central American nation, said by phone from the capital, Belmopan.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2015

"They've declared open-season on almost 99 percent of Belize's marine area," Janelle Chanona, Oceana's vice president for the Central American nation, said by phone from the capital, Belmopan.

From US News • May 8, 2015

He works off a dark corridor in a government building in Belmopan, the country’s capital, where security guards wave visitors through a broken metal detector.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 24, 2014