| 词条 | Spanish Lookout |
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|official_name = Spanish Lookout |image_skyline = Welcome to Spanish Lookout.jpg |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |pushpin_map = Belize |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Belize}} |subdivision_type1 = District |subdivision_name1 = Cayo District |subdivision_type2 = Constituency |subdivision_name2 = Cayo North East |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_note = |population_total = 2253 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |timezone = Central |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|17.2504|N|88.9974|W|region:BZ|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |website = |footnotes = }} Spanish Lookout is a settlement in the Cayo District of Belize in Central America. According to the 2010 census, Spanish Lookout had a population of 2,253 people in 482 households.[1] Spanish Lookout is a community of Mennonites. The Mennonite community in Spanish Lookout is quite modern: they use cars and other modern conveniences and the overall impression of the settlement is rather like rural North America than Central America or the Caribbean. The citizens of this community speak Plautdietsch as their mothertongue. Most also speak English and Spanish. It is largely an agricultural community with some light industry, furniture making, prefabricated wood houses and the only oil field in production in Belize. HistoryIn 1958 Kleine Gemeinde Mennonites from Mexico moved to Belize, creating the Spanish Lookout settlement.[2] They objected to a new social welfare law in Mexico and arable land was more readily available in Belize. Over time, a number of families left for Manitoba and Nova Scotia, Canada. Nevertheless, the settlement's population of 1,108 in 1987 has more than doubled until 2010 has through natural growth. In the 1980s, refugees arrived from Guatemala and El Salvador finding employment and schooling for their children within the settlement.[2] Location and geographic settingSpanish Lookout is accessible via several roads, going north off the Western Highway. The main access to Spanish Lookout is via the Iguana Creek Bridge. The Central Farm entrance takes you across a river, via one of Belize’s two hand-cranked ferries equipped to transport vehicles. Several vehicles can fit on the ferry at once, while larger trucks may pass one or two at a time. ClimateSpanish Lookout has a tropical climate, with little temperature difference between seasons, but a pronounced rainy season. The warmest month on average is May. The coolest month on average is January.[3] {{Weather box|metric first=yes |location=Spanish Lookout, Belize (1973–2014) |temperature colour=pastel |Jan mean F=71 |Feb mean F=73 |Mar mean F=75 |Apr mean F=77 |May mean F=80 |Jun mean F=80 |Jul mean F=78 |Aug mean F=78 |Sep mean F=78 |Oct mean F=77 |Nov mean F=73 |Dec mean F=73 |year mean F=75 |Jan rain mm=113 |Feb rain mm=57 |Mar rain mm=45 |Apr rain mm=40 |May rain mm=71 |Jun rain mm=208 |Jul rain mm=225 |Aug rain mm=131 |Sep rain mm=183 |Oct rain mm=182 |Nov rain mm=178 |Dec rain mm=142 |year rain mm=1574 |source 1= Weatherbase[4] }} EconomySpanish Lookout specializes in auto parts and is the country's leader in tire hardware and steel imports. It is a major producer of dairy products, poultry, vegetables and cattle produce, supplying the majority of the country with these commodities. The producer of Belize’s most popular chicken brand, Quality Poultry Products, is located at Spanish Lookout. Western Dairies, Belize’s only commercial producer of milk, is also located in the town.[5] Country Foods is Belize's main supplier of eggs. As of 2006, Spanish Lookout has the only commercial oilfield within Belize.[6] Literature
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Population Data – Census 2010|url=http://www.statisticsbelize.org.bz/index.php/statisticsmenu/2012-04-26-21-58-01/2012-04-26-22-38-01?download=130:population-data-census-2010|publisher=Statistical Institute of Belize|accessdate=27 February 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304151214/http://www.statisticsbelize.org.bz/index.php/statisticsmenu/2012-04-26-21-58-01/2012-04-26-22-38-01?download=130%3Apopulation-data-census-2010|archivedate=4 March 2014|df=}} 2. ^1 {{Citation| last = Loewen| first = John B.| title = Spanish Lookout Colony, Belize| url = http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S6803.html| accessdate = 2009-03-28}} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=785833 |title=Spanish Lookout, Belize: Climate Summary |publisher=Weatherbase |accessdate=November 5, 2018 }} 4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=785833 |title=Spanish Lookout, Belize: Monthly All Data |publisher=Weatherbase |accessdate=February 9, 2015 }} 5. ^{{Citation| title = Spanish Lookout Overview| url = http://www.mybelizeadventure.com/destinations/cayo/spanishlook/| accessdate = 2009-03-28}} 6. ^{{cite news | last = Simon| first = Romero| title = Touched by Oil and Hope in Belize | publisher = New York Times| date = 2006-02-21| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/business/worldbusiness/21belize.html| accessdate = 2009-03-28}} 3 : Populated places in Cayo District|Mennonitism in Belize|Populated places established in 1958 |
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