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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

“I was warned, ‘Belmopan is for the newlyweds or the nearly deads,’” said Raquel Rodriguez, 45, owner of an art school, about the reactions when she moved to Belmopan from coastal, bustling Belize City.

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

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