Placencia
in Stann Creek District, Belize
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Big Creek Airport (3 mi) - Independence Airport (5 mi)
- Dangriga Airport (34 mi)
- Melinda Airport (34 mi)
- Punta Gorda Airport (41 mi)
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Puerto Barrios Airport (56 mi) - Melchor de Mencos Airport (65 mi)
- Belize City Municipal Airport (70 mi)
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (71 mi)
- Tikal National Park (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
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Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche (Unesco heritage, 112 mi) -
Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 16.514 and -88.366 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 16° 30' 51" and W -88° 21' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - BZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:44 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Belize
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 5:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belize.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belize. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Placencia
Placencia in Stann Creek District with it's 4,300 habitants is a city located in Belize about 57 mi (or 92 km) south-east of Belmopan, the country's capital town.
Current time in Placencia is now 11:44 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Belize with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Placencia, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Belize is Big Creek Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Tikal National Park in Guatemala at a distance of 49 mi (or 78 km). The closest in Belize is Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System in a distance of 96 mi (or 78 km), North. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dangriga, Punta Gorda, Livingston, Puerto Barrios and Belmopan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 61% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
25°C (76 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
27°C (80 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
25°C (77 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mariposa Beach Suites
The Ellysian
HFC Lodge
Saks At Placencia
CHABIL MAR VILLAS
PLACENCIA HOTEL AND RESIDENCES
TURTLE INN
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Bike ride through Placencia village, Belize
A quick view of Placencia, Belize. This place was 1.5 miles south of Turtle Inn, where we stayed.
Placencia Village Bike Ride
We stayed at Captain Jak's on the north end of the village. Erin and Lucky hooked us up with a pair of cruisers for the week. So I shot this video riding down to the municipal pier on the lone...
L100 - Boris Mannsfeld & Associates Placencia Belize Real Estate
See more here https://realestateplacencia.com/listing/l100marina-residences-with-boat-slip-at-roberts-grove-beach-resort/ These residential lots are all separate and free titles. They all...
L230 - Boris Mannsfeld & Associates Placencia Belize Real Estate
Rare beachfront lot right in the village. Find out more here https://realestateplacencia.com/listing/l230rare-beach-lot-right-in-town/ Belize Real Estate! Location at its best! This Caribbean...
A Day In Placencia - December 19, 2013
This is the inaugural series of "A Day In Placencia" a Leslie Tech Video Services project. Once a month we will send our photographer to walk around the village and snap candid photos. Leslie...
Ocean Motion Laughingbird Caye Placencia- Belize
Find us on the Main Road near Wendy's Restaurant Placencia Village Belize - Central America Phone: (+501) 523-3363 Phone: (+501) 523-3162 Cell: (+501) 663-9150 Cell: (+501) 667-8356 ...
H317 - Boris Mannsfeld & Associates Placencia Belize Real Estate
See more here https://realestateplacencia.com/listing/h317beautiful-beach-home-with-annual-income/ BELIZE BEACHFRONT PROPERTY FOR SALE. This spectacular Caribbean Retreat is Located ...
Dolphins at the Bow, Placencia, Belize
From a recent sailing trip to Placencia, Belize, and the first time using my new GoPro... we had an escort out into the Inner Channel. It's hard sticking your new camera into the water while...
L300 - Boris Mannsfeld & Associates Placencia Belize Real Estate
See more here https://realestateplacencia.com/listing/l300-residential-lot-crimson-park-placencia-belize/ The Crimson Park development is located just south of the Placencia municipal airport....
Belize scuba diving, Around the Silk Cayes, Placencia. 2012
One of the videos of my scuba diving trip in Belize, My computer is too slow to make a cool montage with all the little videos. Soon as I get a new computer, I'll make something better... Here's...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Big Creek, Belize
Big Creek or Cala Grande is a sea port facility in Belize. Big Creek is a deep-water port on the Caribbean Sea in Belize's Toledo District (just south of the boundary with Stann Creek District), constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's second most important port, after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp are also exported from here. It is also the location from which oil, extracted from the fields of Spanish Lookout, is exported.
Placencia
Placencia is a small town located in the Stann Creek District of Belize.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Placencia.
- Dangriga
- Punta Gorda
- Livingston
- Puerto Barrios
- Belmopan
- Belize City
- Dolores
- San Pedro Sula
- Poptun
- San Luis
- Morales
- El Chal
- El Estor
- Santa Ana
- Orange Walk
- Flores
- San Francisco
- Santa Barbara
- San Jose
- San Benito
- San Andres
- Fray Bartolome de Las Casas
- Panzos
- Cahabon
- La Ceiba
- Raxruha
- La Union
- Senahu
- Yoro
- Lanquin
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Placencia, Point Placentia, Punta Placencia, Plasencia, Placentia, Placencia Village, Placentia Village, PLJ
