Editing Orange Walk District (section)

==Economy==
The capital of the district is Orange Walk Town, with an estimated population of 13,400.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statisticsbelize.org.bz|title=Statistical Institute of Belize -|website=Statisticsbelize.org.bz|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> The district is home to mostly [[Maya people|Maya]] [[mestizo]] descendants of Mexican refugees who fled from the 1840 [[Caste War of Yucatán|Caste War]].  The district's main economic base is drawn from [[agriculture]], with [[sugar cane]] being the primary crop.  This is slowly being replaced by a combination of alternative crops such [[potato]]es, [[onion]]s and [[soya bean]]s.  Orange Walk is also important for its production of dairy products, citrus fruits, beef and rum production. Another emerging industry is tourism due to healthy populations of tropical wildlife and the rich archaeological sites now coming to light. There are over 400 recorded bird species in the district, making Orange Walk a birdwatcher's paradise. Several settlements in the district are also home to German speaking [[Mennonites|Amish Mennonites]].  The district is also the home of two rivers, the [[Rio Hondo (Belize)|Rio Hondo]], which also forms part of the border with [[Mexico]], and the [[New River (Belize)|New River]], which has as its source Belize's largest body of water, the New River Lagoon.