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Covering an area of 1790 sq miles, the Orange Walk District is located at the northern region of Belize. The loggers constituted the majority of the population of the Orange Walk District initially. However with time, many people settled down and the present population consists of Mestizo, Spanish, Creole, Mennonite farmers and others.
The landlocked district of Orange Walk comprise the Orange Walk Town and villages numbering up to 20. The main topographical feature of the Orange Walk district is the New River. The landforms include dry flat plains, lush green rain forests and lagoons. The main occupation of the people living in the Orange Walk District is agriculture, sugarcane being the chief produce.
The Orange Walk district is accessible via the Northern Highway. Bus services are also available from Belize City. The tourist attractions of the Orange Walk district comprise virgin forests of the Rio Bravo Conservation Area. The tropical fauna, especially the numerous species of birds found in the Orange Walk District make it a bird-watcher's paradise.
The archaeological sites of the Orange Walk district also feature as important tourist attractions. Mostly exemplifying the Mayan civilization the archaeological sites offer a glimpse of the past. The remains of the forts Cairns and Mundy bear witness to the battles fought between the settlers and the native inhabitants.
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