Burrell Boom
Burrell Boom | |
|---|---|
  Burrell Boom Location in Belize | |
| Coordinates: 17°34′00″N 88°24′00″W / 17.56667°N 88.40000°W | |
| Country |  Belize |
| District | Belize District |
| Constituency | Belize Rural North |
| Climate | Am |
Burrell Boom is on the
black howler monkeys has grown to over 2,000.[1]
Demographics
At the time of the 2010 census, Burrell Boom had a population of 2,218. Of these, 50.8% were Creole, 25.2% Mestizo, 15.2% Mixed, 2.6% East Indian, 1.3% African, 1.3% Caucasian, 1.0% Garifuna, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% Ketchi Maya, 0.3% Mennonite, 0.1% Yucatec Maya and 0.1% others.[2]
History
During the 18th century, loggers settled along the Belize River, floating
Belize Town. Burrell Boom grew as a gathering and milling point for these logs, with its boom stretched across the river.[3]
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In 1837 the
Anglican, Methodist, and Catholic communities in town gather for an ecumenical service which rotates among the churches. A number of refugees from neighboring republics have settled near the town and drawn Jehovah's Witnesses
on mission to the area.
After 2000 the link between the Northern and Western highways was improved, passing near to Burrell Boom and bringing the village greater prominence.
Climate
Burrell Boom has a tropical monsoon climate.
| Climate data for Burrell Boom | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 119 (4.7) |
65 (2.6) |
55 (2.2) |
47 (1.9) |
112 (4.4) |
297 (11.7) |
249 (9.8) |
204 (8.0) |
275 (10.8) |
262 (10.3) |
191 (7.5) |
157 (6.2) |
2,033 (80.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Baboon Sanctuary". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Population & Housing Census 2010 [1]
- ^ a b Woods, Charles M. Sr.; et al. (2015). Years of Grace: The History of Roman Catholic Evangelization in Belize: 1524-2014. Belize City: Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan.
- ^ Johnson, W.R. (1985). A history of Christianity in Belize: 1776-1838. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
- JSTOR 25011583
- ^ "Climate: Burrell Boom". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
17°34′N 88°24′W / 17.567°N 88.400°W
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