Monkey River Town
in Toledo District, Belize
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Big Creek Airport (12 mi) - Independence Airport (12 mi)
- Punta Gorda Airport (28 mi)
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Puerto Barrios Airport (44 mi) - Dangriga Airport (46 mi)
- Melinda Airport (46 mi)
- Poptún Airport (62 mi)
- Melchor de Mencos Airport (66 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (82 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
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Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 16.362 and -88.485 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 16° 21' 41" and W -88° 29' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - BZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:21 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/Belize
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:30 am and 6:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belize.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belize. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover Monkey River Town
Monkey River Town in Toledo District is a town in Belize about 64 mi (or 103 km) south of Belmopan, the country's capital city.
Current time in Monkey River Town is now 01:21 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Belize with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports near Monkey River Town, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Belize is Big Creek Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Tikal National Park in Guatemala at a distance of 59 mi (or 96 km). The closest in Belize is Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System in a distance of 106 mi (or 96 km), North.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Punta Gorda, Livingston, Puerto Barrios, Dangriga and Belmopan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F
| Morning Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 50% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 11% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
35°C (95 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
36°C (97 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
35°C (95 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Monkey River Town
Monkey River Town is a village in the north of the Toledo District of the Central American nation of Belize. It is on the Caribbean Sea on the southern shore of the mouth of Belize's Monkey River. In 2011 the estimated population was 200 people. The village is one of the last purely Creole settlements in Belize, and many traditional practises are still carried out, such as cooking over the "fyah haat" (fire hearth).
Monkey River
Monkey River is a coastal watercourse in southern Belize that rises in the Maya Mountains and discharges to the Caribbean Sea near Monkey River Town. One of Belize's major rivers, Monkey River has northern headwaters which originate in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, where the Swasey Branch drains the East Basin of that wildlife sanctuary.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Monkey River Town.
- Punta Gorda
- Livingston
- Puerto Barrios
- Dangriga
- Belmopan
- Poptun
- Morales
- Dolores
- San Luis
- San Pedro Sula
- Belize City
- El Chal
- El Estor
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Fray Bartolome de Las Casas
- San Francisco
- Flores
- Panzos
- San Benito
- San Jose
- Cahabon
- San Andres
- La Union
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Raxruha
- Senahu
- Lanquin
- La Libertad
- Rio Hondo
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Monkey River, Monkey, Monkey River Town
