Independence and Mango Creek
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| subdivision_name1 = Stann Creek District
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| population_total = 4,014
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Independence is a village in the Stann Creek District of Belize. In 2010, Independence had a population of 4,014 people. It is a relatively large village compared to its surrounding communities.{{Cite web |last=Scoop |first=San Pedro |date=2014-01-29 |title=A Quick Look Around Independence, Belize Or Is it Mango Creek? |url=https://www.sanpedroscoop.com/2014/01/independence-mango-creek-hokey-pokey-ferry-big-creek-port-cardies.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=San Pedro Scoop |language=en-US}} It contains 2 primary schools, one secondary school and one college which hosts students from the surrounding communities, and provides access to the only mainland bay.{{Cite web |title=Independence (Mango Creek) |url=https://belizing.com/Independence-Mango-Creek/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=belizing.com}}
History
The creek flowing past Independence is called Mangrove Creek, and on the banks of the creek was a large mango tree. When loggers and other tradesmen in the vicinity wanted to visit the area they would say they were going to the mango tree. Over time the village became known as Mango Creek, which is a distortion of Mangrove Creek and Mango. Later a new section of the village was built to the east of Amado Mena Avenue and it was called Independence because of the upcoming independence of Belize. Sometime in the 2010's it became exclusively known as Independence even though a lot of people still know it as Mango Creek today.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/XTelevisiombelize/videos/we-learn-the-origin-of-the-names-mango-creek-and-independence/1392178148635802/ |title=60K views ยท 658 reactions {{!}} We learn the origin of the names Mango Creek and Independence {{!}} ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ - and found out that neither was the community's original name! Over the years, we have... {{!}} By XTV Belize {{!}} Facebook |language=en |access-date=2025-05-29 |via=www.facebook.com}}
Geography
Here's a list of area names in Independence
- Lester Richard Extension Area
- New Site
- Mango Creek
Education
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