Editing Ladyville

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'''Ladyville''' is the largest [[Local government in Belize#Village councils|village]] in the country of [[Belize]], eight miles northwest of [[Belize City]] in the [[Belize District]]. The [[Philip Goldson Highway]] connects Ladyville to Belize City.

==History==
Although originally a separate settlement, Ladyville has become a suburb of [[Belize City]], with many of its residents commuting to the city on a daily basis.

==Demographics==
Ladyville recorded a population of 5,458 in the 2010 national census.<ref name="census2010"/> The total number of households are 1,227 with an average size of 3.6 persons.

==Geography==
Ladyville is located on the north bank of the [[Belize River]] and is approximately 5 miles inland from the Caribbean Sea. The terrain is part of the Belize's lowland and part of a natural flood plain. The land consists of broadleaf lowland forests and marshlands with creeks, ponds and mangrove forest along the coast. The Phillip Goldson highway cuts through the village. It has several neighbourhoods:
*''Vista Del Mar''
*''New/Old Site''
*"Mitchelle Estate"
*''Perez Estate''
*''Japan''
*''Lake Gardens''
*''Bainton's Bank Area''
*"Los Lagos Community"
*"Lord's Bank"

==Politics==
'''National Government'''
<br />Ladyville is part of the Belize Rural Central Constituency. Currently, the area representative for the Belize Rural Central Constituency, following the general elections on 5 November 2015, is Beverly Diane Castillo with 2560 votes who defeated incumbent representative Dolores Balderamos Garcia who had 2502 votes.

2015 National Election Summary
Belize Rural Central
7513
5284
70.33%
Beverly Diane Castillo
UDP
2560
48.45%
Dolores Balderamos Garcia
PUP
2502
47.35%
Javier Molina
BPP
152
2.88%
rejected
70
1.32%
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/article_publish/files/files_5751dbfccc313.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-date=20 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020172621/http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/article_publish/files/files_5751dbfccc313.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''Local Government'''
<br />The Village Council is currently headed by Chairlady Dian Wite.
<br />2016–2019 Village Council members
{| class=wikitable
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!Village
!Chairlady
!Councillor
!Councillor
!Councillor
!Councillor
!Councillor
!Councillor
|-
|Ladyville
|align="center"|Dian Wite
|align="center"|Audrey Moss
|align="center"|Taysha Choc
|align="center"|Calbert Wilford
|align="center"|Cindy Rowland
|align="center"|Adrian Mahler
|align="center"|Jermain Williams
|-
|}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-date=11 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111000726/http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*''[[List of political parties in Belize]]''

==Public utilities==
The Belize Telemedia Limited - Ladyville Branch is located on the Old Airport Road.
<br />The Belize Electricity Limited - Ladyville Branch, is located at 9 3/4mls Northern Highway.
<br />The Belize Water Services Ltd - Ladyville branch is located at Lord's Bank road.
<br />Butane Gas services are provided by Southern Choice Butane and Belize Western Energy Limited.

==Educational institutes==
===Primary schools===
*Our Lady of The Way R.C. School
*Ladyville Evangelical School
*Seven Day Adventist Primary School.

===High schools===
*Ladyville Technical High School
*Tubal Trade Institute

==Medical==
*''St.Christopher's Clinic'' - Chemist/Pharmacy/General Practitioner
*''Batsub/[[Price Barracks]]'' - Army Medics
*''Ladyville Pharmacy'' - Chemist/Pharmacy
*''Ladyville Seven Day Adventist Community Clinic''

==Transportation==
[[File:Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport.jpg|thumb|right|Philip Goldson International Airport, Belize]]
[[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport]], formerly known as The Belize International Airport (BZE), is located in Ladyville and is operated by the Belize Airport Concession Company Ltd. The airport serves [[Belize City]] and is the nation of Belize's main airport. It has a runway length of 7100&nbsp;ft and is currently served by 9 airlines. Transportation from the airport to the Philip Goldson Highway is only available by the Ladyville Airport Taxi union. Public transportation for Ladyville is serviced by several different bus companies that operate both locally and nationally.

==Attractions==

*''Headquarters of the [[Belize Brewing Company]]'', brewers of [[Belikin]] [[beer]] and [[Lighthouse (lager)|Lighthouse]] lager.
*''[[Coca-Cola]] bottling plant''
*''[[Military of Belize|Belize Defense Force]]'' along with ''BATSUB'' (British Army Support Unit Belize) headquarters at [[Price Barracks]].
*''[[NAVCO]] National Association of Village Councils'' The Belize district office is located at the Ladyville Community Center on Poinsettia and Seagull Streets, Ladyville.
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Portal|Belize}}
* [http://www.manateelookout.com/ Manatee Lookout] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609134414/http://www.manateelookout.com/ |date=9 June 2007 }}
* [http://www.belizeriverlodge.com Belize River Lodge]
* [http://www.pgiabelize.com/ Phillip Goldson Int'l Airport]
* [http://www.bdf.bz Belize Defence Force]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811135052/http://www.navco.org.bz/ National Association of Village Councils]

[[Category:Populated places in Belize District]]
[[Category:Belize Rural Central]]