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Stann Creek District, Belizei
Regional Level Types
Stann Creek DistrictDistrict
BelizeCountry

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Area:
2,176 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dangriga10,750 (2014)
Placencia4,300 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
185852
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185852:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Stann Creek, Belize
German:
Stann Creek District, Belize
Italian:
distretto di Stann Creek, Belize
Russian:
Станн-Крик, Белиз
Simplified Chinese:
斯坦克里克區, 伯利兹
Spanish:
Distrito de Stann Creek, Belice
Arabic:
مقاطعة ستان كريك, بليز
Bengali:
স্টান জেলা, বেলিজ
Bulgarian:
Стан Крийк, Белиз
Catalan:
districte de Stann Creek, Belize
Cebuano:
Stann Creek District, Belize
Croatian:
Stann Creek , Belize
Danish:
Stann Creek, Belize
Dutch:
Stann Creek, Belize
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه استان کریک, بلیز
Finnish:
Stann Creekin kaupunginosa, Belize
Greek:
Σταν Κρικ, Μπελίζ
Gujarati:
સ્ટેન ક્રીક જિલ્લો, બેલીઝ
Hindi:
स्टेन क्रीक जिला, बेलीज़
Indonesian:
Distrik Stann Creek, Belize
Japanese:
スタンクリーク州, ベリーズ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Stann Creek, Belize
Kannada:
ಸ್ಟ್ಯಾನ್ಕ್ರೀಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಬೆಲೀಜ್
Korean:
스탠크리크 구, 벨리즈
Latvian:
Stankrīkas distrikts, Beliza
Lithuanian:
Stan Kryko rajonas, Belizas
Low Saxon/Low German:
Stann Creek, Belize
Malay:
Stann Creek District, Belize
Marathi:
स्टान क्रीक जिल्हा, बेलीझ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Stann Creek Khu, Belize
Northern Frisian:
Stann Creek, Belize
Northern Sami:
Stann Creek , Belize
Norwegian:
Stann Creek, Belize
Polish:
Dystrykt Stann Creek, Belize
Portuguese:
Stann Creek, Belize
Sinhalese:
ස්ටාන් ක්‍රීක් දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, බෙලීස්
Swedish:
Stann Creek, Belize
Tamil:
ஸ்டாண் க்ரீக் மாவட்டம், பெலீசு
Telugu:
స్టాన్ క్రీక్ జిల్లా, బెలిజ్
Thai:
สตันน์ครีก, เบลีซ
Traditional Chinese:
斯坦克里克區, 貝里斯
Turkish:
Stann Creek District, Belize
Ukrainian:
Стан-Крик, Беліз
Urdu:
ستان کریک ضلع, بیلیز
Vietnamese:
Quận Stann Creek, Belize


Stann Creek District is a district in the southeast region of Belize. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stanns," or safe havens used by colonialists coming from the "old world" to the "new world."

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Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences55
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Carpenteria
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Victoriellidae : Carpenteria0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Homotrema
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Homotrematidae : Homotrema0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Millepora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Milleporidae : Millepora0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Agaricia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Diploria
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diploria0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Montastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Porites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Siderastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Echinodermata
phylum
Animalia : Echinodermata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Echinometra
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinometridae : Echinometra0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Corallinaceae
family
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Halimeda
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Halimeda0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Acropora palmata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora palmata0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Acropora cervicornis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora cervicornis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Montastrea cavernosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastrea cavernosa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Manicina areolata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Manicina : Manicina areolata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pseudodiploria strigosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Pseudodiploria : Pseudodiploria strigosa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Siderastrea siderea
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea siderea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Porites astreoides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites : Porites astreoides0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Montastrea imperatoris
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastrea imperatoris0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Echinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Montastraea cavernosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastraea cavernosa2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stann_Creek_District
Wikidata ID:Q502652
GeoNames ID:3580975


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