Corozal Town
Corozal Town is a town in the nation of
Belize. It is the capital of
Corozal District. Corozal Town is located about 96 miles north of
Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with
Mexico. The population is about 8,100. Corozal was a private estate before becoming a town in the
1840s, mostly settled by
Mestizo refugees from the Caste War in
Yucatan. Much of the town was built over an ancient
Maya city sometimes known as Santa Rita; this may have been the original
Pre-Columbian town called
Chetumal. The town was badly damaged by Hurricane Janet in
1955 and was substantially rebuilt afterwards.