Editing Belize District (section)

== Political divisions ==
Politically, Belize District contains 13 [[Constituencies of Belize|constituencies]] according to the [[Elections and Boundaries Department]]. 10 of these are in Belize City proper; the remainder are classified as rural.

=== Belize City constituencies ===

[[File:Shyne profile (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Shyne Barrow]]]]
The 10 constituencies that fall within the city limits of [[Belize City]] are: [[Albert (Belize House constituency)|Albert]], [[Caribbean Shores]], [[Collet (Belize House constituency)|Collet]], [[Fort George (Belize House constituency)|Fort George]], [[Freetown (Belize House constituency)|Freetown]], [[Lake Independence (Belize House constituency)|Lake Independence]], [[Mesopotamia (Belize House constituency)|Mesopotamia]], [[Pickstock (Belize House constituency)|Pickstock]], [[Port Loyola]], and [[Queen's Square (Belize House constituency)|Queen's Square]]. Both Leader of the Opposition [[Shyne|Shyne Barrow]] (Mesopotamia) and former Leader of the Opposition [[Francis Fonseca]] (Freetown) represent Belize City constituencies.

=== Belize Rural North ===
'''[[Belize Rural North]]''' contains the northern half of mainland Belize District, including [[Maskall]], [[Lucky Strike, Belize|Lucky Strike]] and villages in the Belize River Valley and along the Northern Highway, except for Ladyville and Lord's Bank. Its current representative is [[Marconi Leal]] of the [[People's United Party]].

=== Belize Rural Central ===
'''[[Belize Rural Central]]''' is limited to the southern half of mainland Belize District and containing the important villages of [[Ladyville]], Lord's Bank, [[Western Paradise, Belize|Western Paradise]], Hattieville, and Gales Point. As of 2012, the PUP's Dolores Balderamos is area representative.

=== Belize Rural South ===
'''[[Belize Rural South]]''' contains the offshore islands of the Belize District including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, Caye Chapel, St. George's Caye, and the Turneffe Islands. Its main town is [[San Pedro Town|San Pedro]] on Ambergris Caye. The current representative is the UDP's Manuel Heredia. Ambergris Caye is also a pene-exclave, and it is the land that is completely separated through the rest of the district and in the country.