Placencia is a small village located in the Stann Creek District of Belize .
11-649: [REDACTED] Look up Placentia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Placentia may refer to: Palace of Placentia , an English royal palace Placentia, Italy, a Roman city known today as Piacenza Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Placentia Bay , body of water Placentia, California , United States Placentia station , proposed train station in Placentia Battle of Placentia (disambiguation) Placentia Bay HMS Placentia ,
22-463: A significant tourism destination, and is now referred to as Placencia Village, or simply Placencia. On October 8, 2001, Hurricane Iris hit southern Belize with 145 mph (233 km/h) winds causing major damage to nearly 95% of buildings in Placencia. Many developers took advantage of plummeted real estate value and an increased development of the peninsula and Placencia proper is consistently on
33-742: The European colonization of the Americas , the Placencia Peninsula was inhabited by the Maya . Archaeological evidence suggests that the Maya in this area produced salt and traded it with other settlements along the coast. In the 17th century, Placencia was settled by English Puritans , originally from Nova Scotia and Providence Island . This settlement died out during the Spanish American wars of independence in
44-405: The 1820s. The Placencia Peninsula was resettled in the late 1800s by several families. Placencia prospered and soon became a village, earning its livelihood from the sea. The Spaniards that traveled the southern coast of Belize gave Placencia its name. At that time Placencia was called Placentia, with the point being called Punta Placentia, or Pleasant Point. In the late 20th century it became
55-521: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Placentia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Placentia may refer to: Palace of Placentia , an English royal palace Placentia, Italy, a Roman city known today as Piacenza Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Placentia Bay , body of water Placentia, California , United States Placentia station , proposed train station in Placentia Battle of Placentia (disambiguation) Placentia Bay HMS Placentia ,
66-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Placentia&oldid=1213873321 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Placentia From Misplaced Pages,
77-406: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Placentia&oldid=1213873321 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Placencia Prior to
88-634: The name of two ships of the Royal Navy See also [ edit ] Placencia , Belize Plasencia , Extremadura, Spain Plentzia , Basque Country, Spain Piacenza (disambiguation) Plaisance (disambiguation) , a French word Not to be confused with Placenta Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Placentia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
99-483: The name of two ships of the Royal Navy See also [ edit ] Placencia , Belize Plasencia , Extremadura, Spain Plentzia , Basque Country, Spain Piacenza (disambiguation) Plaisance (disambiguation) , a French word Not to be confused with Placenta Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Placentia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
110-617: The rise, as well as property value. The eastern side of the Peninsula is a long expanse of white sand beach and heavy mangrove in some areas; the western side is bounded by a long narrow north–south trending bay of the Caribbean Sea . Significant settlements on the 18 miles (29 km) peninsula from North to South include Riversdale Village , Maya Beach Village , the Garifuna village of Seine Bight and finally, Placencia Village. Placencia,
121-561: The southernmost village on the peninsula, is served by Placencia Airport . The village is home to 1,512 permanent residents according to the 2010 census, while the Placencia Peninsula is home to 3,458 permanent residents, which includes citizens and ex-pats alike. At the time of the 2010 census, 41.9% of the population of Placencia were Creole , 24.5% Mestizo , 10.0% Mixed , 9.2% Caucasian , 3.2% Mopan Maya , 2.9% Garifuna , 2.7% Ketchi Maya , 2.5% East Indian , 1.0% Asian , 0.4% Yucatec Maya , 0.3% African and 1.3% others. Placencia
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