San Ignacio
San Ignacio is a small town in the Cayo region of Belize, with around 25,000 citizens. San Ignacio, or Cayo as it is called, is located on the Macal river, and makes a good and affordable base for exploration of the stunning regions around it, with plenty of day trips to be taken and several decent tour guides willing to take you.Notable Places in the Area
Cahal Pech
Photo: Aquaimages, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the town of San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize.
St. Andrew's Anglican Church
Founded in 1905, St. Andrew's Church is an active Anglican congregation located on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio, Belize.Sacred Heart College
Sacred Heart College is a Belizean High School and Junior College operating in the capital of the Cayo District, San Ignacio.Localities in the Area
Bullet Tree Falls
Bullet Tree Falls is a village located along the Mopan River in Cayo District, Belize. Bullet Tree Falls is situated 4½ km northwest of San Ignacio.Santa Familia
Santa Familia is a village located along the Belize River in Cayo District, Belize. Santa Familia is situated 4 km north of San Ignacio.Esperanza
Esperanza is a village located along the George Price Highway in Cayo District, Belize. Esperanza is situated 5 km northeast of San Ignacio.San Ignacio
- Type: Town with 17,900 residents
- Description: town in western Belize
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Cayo, Belize, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.1528° or 17° 9' 10" northLongitude
-89.0762° or 89° 4' 34" westPopulation
17,900Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)IATA airport code
SQSUnited Nations Location Code
BZ SQSOpen Location Code
769G5W3F+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 297441760OpenStreetMap Feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3581194Wikidata ID
Q724815San Ignacio Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Asturian: San Ignacio
- Belarusian: Сан-Ігнасіа (Беліз)
- Belarusian: Сан-Ігнасіа
- Belarusian: Сан-Ігнасіё
- Catalan: San Ignacio
- Cebuano: San Ignacio
- Chinese: 圣伊格纳西奥
- Chinese: 聖伊格納西奧
- Croatian: San Ignacio, Belize
- Croatian: San Ignacio
- Dutch: San Ignacio
- English: San Ignacio, Belize
- English: Santa Elena
- Esperanto: San Ignacio
- French: San Ignacio
- German: San Ignacio
- Hebrew: סן איגנסיו
- Italian: San Ignacio
- Japanese: サン・イグナシオ (ベリーズ)
- Japanese: サン・イグナシオ
- Korean: 샌이그나시오
- Lithuanian: San Ignasijas
- Lithuanian: San Ignasijus
- Low German: San Ignacio/Santa Elena
- Marathi: सान इग्नासियो, बेलीझ
- Marathi: सान इग्नासियो
- Northern Frisian: San Ignacio (Belize)
- Northern Frisian: San Ignacio
- Northern Sami: San Ignacio (Belize)
- Northern Sami: San Ignacio
- Norwegian: San Ignacio
- Norwegian Bokmål: San Ignacio (Belize)
- Norwegian Bokmål: San Ignacio
- Polish: San Ignacio
- Polish: San Ignacio Cayo
- Portuguese: San Elena
- Portuguese: San Ignacio
- Portuguese: San Ignacio/Santa Elena
- Russian: Сан-Игнасио (Белиз)
- Russian: Сан-Игнасио-Кайо
- Russian: Сан-Игнасио
- Serbo-Croatian: San Ignacio, Belize
- Serbo-Croatian: San Ignacio
- Spanish: San Ignacio
- Swedish: San Ignacio, Belize
- Swedish: San Ignacio
- Tajik: Сан-Игнасио
- Turkish: San Ignacio, Belize
- Turkish: San Ignacio
- Ukrainian: Сан-Ігнасіо-Кайо
- Urdu: سان اگناسیو، بیلیز
- Historic: Cayo
- Historic: Cayo Town
- Historic: El Cayo de San Ignacio
- Сан-Іґнасіо
Other Places Named San Ignacio
Localities in the Area
- Maya VistaQuarter
- Cahal PechQuarter
- Savannah AreaNeighbourhood
- Santiago JuanSuburb
- MorotownSuburb
Popular Destinations in Cayo
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page San Ignacio. Photo: 65mb, CC BY 2.0.