Editing Carmelita, Belize

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[[File:Parade in carmelita.jpg|thumb|An Independence Day Parade along Church St. in Carmelita.|left]]
[[File:Carmelita bus stop.jpg|thumb|upright|left|View of Carmelita and the Northern Highway.]]

'''Carmelita''' is a rapidly-expanding [[village]] in the [[Orange Walk District]] of the nation of [[Belize]].  According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,474 people.<ref name=census2010>{{cite web|title=Belize Population and Housing Census: 2010 Country Report|url=http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf|publisher=Statistical Institute of Belize|accessdate=25 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127084833/http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf|archivedate=27 January 2016}}</ref> It lies along the [[New River (Belize)|New River]]. Carmelita has the country's only toll booth at the New River bridge on the Northern Highway where the village begins. Beside the bridge lies an access point for boat tours to the Maya historic site, [[Lamanai]].

Carmelita was the inland village featured in the documentary [[Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee]] where [[John McAfee]] built multiple properties including a police station (which has since been converted into a house).
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==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Orange Walk District]]
[[Category:Orange Walk East]]

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