Sarteneja

Sarteneja is the largest fishing community and the second largest village in Belize. It recorded a population of 3,500 according to a 2016 estimate. The name Sarteneja is a Castilian distortion of its original Mayan name Tza-ten-a-ha, which means 'water between the rocks'.

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Place details

Locality: Sarteneja
Region: Corozal
Country: Belize
Population: 3,550
Timezone: America/Belize

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sarteneja
Settlement.official_name: Village of Sarteneja
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.imagesize: 290px
Settlement.image_caption: Beachfront of Sarteneja
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Sarteneja, Belize.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belize
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Sarteneja in Corozal District, Belize
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belize
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Corozal District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Corozal South East
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Paulino Lucio Guerrero (PUP)
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Demographics
Boatbuilding
The Sarteneja Easter Regatta
Gallery
References

Sarteneja is on the Sarteneja Peninsula, approximately forty miles by road from Orange Walk Town and is near the privately owned Shipstern Conservation & Management Area. The village's economy is based primarily on fishing for lobster, conch, and finfish. There are many farmers, particularly retired fishermen who farm. Tourism is becoming increasingly significant as a source of income or at least as another alternative livelihood for those who no longer fish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarteneja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.