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San Ignacio-Santa Elena Municipal Profile

General

San Ignacio-Santa Elena is an inland municipality, comprising of the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa

Elena. The twin towns are linked by the historic Hawksworthe bridge spanning the Macal River. San Ignacio-

Santa Elena is one of three municipalities in the Cayo District. It is located approximately 9 miles from the

western border with Guatemala.

Population

Between 2000 and 2010, San Ignacio-Santa Elena experienced average annual population growth of nearly

3.5%, above the 3% average annual urban population growth for the intercensal period. At the 2010

population census count, the population was estimated to be around 17,900 persons. It is now the second

most-populated municipality in Belize, after outgrowing Orange Walk Town between 2000 and 2010. The

average household size declined in the intercensal period from 4.4 persons per household in 2000 to 4.1

persons per household in 2010.

Demographics

San Ignacio-Santa Elena is predominantly a Mestizo community. Mestizos are by far the major ethnic group,

comprising 71% of the population in 2000 and declining slightly to 68% in 2010. English is the most spoken

language, with nearly 69% of the population speaking English. However, Spanish is also spoken by 64% of the

population, indicating that the majority of the population is bilingual (Spanish, English). Creole is also spoken

by nearly 57% of the population.

The male-to-female ratio remained fairly constant between the intercensal period, at around 96 males per

100 females in 2010, indicating that females continue to outnumber males in the population.

The Age-Dependency ratio declined significantly from 82 dependents per 100 adults in 2000 to 65

dependents per 100 adults in 2010. This is as mainly as a result of the higher growth rate among the adult

population which outpaced the growth among the children and senior populations between the intercensal

period.

The foreign-born population remained fairly constant between the intercensal period, at around 17% of the

population in 2010. The foreign-born population in San Ignacio-Santa Elena have traditionally been from

Central America and North America; however within the intercensal period, there has been increased

immigration from China.

Access to Public Utilities (Water, Sanitation, Electricity)

The major source of drinking water for households in San Ignacio-Santa Elena has shifted from piped water in

2000 to bottled water in 2010. Piped water was the main source of drinking water for nearly 89% of

households in 2000, but declined to nearly 42% of households by 2010. Bottled water has become the main

source of drinking water for over 52% of households in 2010.

Flush toilet piped to septic tank is the main type of toilet facility for most households in San Ignacio-Santa

Elena. The proportion of households using flush toilets increased from over 59% in 2000 to 74% in 2010.

Meanwhile, households using traditional pit latrines have declined from 40% in 2000 to 25% in 2010. San

Ignacio-Santa Elena is among the six municipalities in the country without an established sewer system for

waste water disposal and treatment.

The vast majority of households in San Ignacio-Santa Elena use electricity as the main power source for

lighting. The proportion of households with electricity has increased from 89% in 2000 to 94% in 2010.

Education

Currently there are 8 Primary schools, 3 High schools, and 1 sixth form established in San Ignacio-Santa

Elena. The Net Enrolment rate in primary school increased from 94% in 2004 to 96% in 2010. The ratio of

boys to girls enrolled in Primary school remained constant at 114 boys per 100 girls in both 2000 and 2010,

indicating that more boys than girls continued to be enrolled in Primary school.

The Gross Enrolment rate in secondary school increased for both boys and girls, from 58% in 2000 to 67% in

2010 for boys, and from 69% in 2000 to 81% in 2010 for girls. The ratio of boys to girls enrolled in secondary

school decreased from 100 boys per 100 girls in 2000 to 76 boys per 100 girls by 2010, indicating that more

girls than boys are now enrolled in secondary school.

The Youth Literacy rate (15 to 24 years) indicate similar levels of literacy for males and females at 88% in

2000, increasing to around 95% in 2010.

Technical and Vocational training also experienced a tremendous growth as the number of trainees increased by nearly 300% between 2000 and 2010.

Employment

Due to the sample design of the annual Belize Labour Force survey, no employment data is estimated separately for San Ignacio-Santa Elena. Employment data is released at the Cayo urban level which includes Belmopan, San Ignacio, Santa Elena, and Benque Viejo combined.

Municipality Profile, San Ignacio-Santa Elena TownI. Tables and ChartsA. POPULATION

Population by Age groups 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (All persons) 13,268 17,878 4,610 34.7%

Infants (under 5 yrs) 1,785 1,904 119 6.7%

Children (5 - 14 yrs) 3,370 4,438 1,068 31.7%

Adolescents (15 - 24 yrs) 2,449 3,651 1,202 49.1%

Adults (25 - 64 yrs) 4,557 7,154 2,597 57.0%

Seniors (65 yrs+) 573 731 158 27.6%

Other Population data 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total Population 13,268 17,878 4,610 34.7%

Males 6,464 8,751 2,287 35.4%

Females 6,804 9,127 2,323 34.1%

Households 3,034 4,351 1,317 43.4%

avg. Persons per household 4.4 4.1 -0.3 -6.0%

Age Dependency ratio 0.82 0.65 -0.16 -19.9%

Male to Female ratio 0.95 0.96 0.01 0.9%Urban density* (persons/acre) 17.8

- 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000

Infants (under 5 yrs)

Children (5 - 14 yrs)

Adolescents (15 - 24 yrs)

Adults (25 - 64 yrs)

Seniors (65 yrs+)

Population by Age groups 2010 2000

-

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

TotalPopulation

Males Females Households

Other Population data

2000

2010

Source: Census data, SIB.

Source: Census data, SIB. *San Ignacio /Santa Elena Town Municipal Development Plan, draft Nov. 2013 Age dependency ratio is the number of persons less than 15 years plus persons over 64 years divided by the number of persons 15 to 64 years. Male of Female ratio is the number of males divided by the number of females.

Municipality Profile, San Ignacio-Santa Elena TownI. Tables and Charts

B. DEMOGRAPHICS

Population by Ethnic groups 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (All persons) 12,734 17,878

CREOLE 2,398 2,671 273 11.4%

EAST INDIAN 339 270 (69) -20.4%

GARIFUNA 147 191 44 29.9%

MAYA 297 365 68 22.9%

MESTIZO/HISPANIC 9,062 12,272 3,210 35.4%

CAUCASIAN/WHITE 134 193 59 44.0%

ASIAN/CHINESE 85 183 98 115.3%

OTHER 204 1,712 1,508 739.2%

NOT STATED 68 21

Main Language spoken at home* 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (Persons 4 years or older) 11,313 17,878

CHINESE 67 172 105 156.7%

CREOLE 5,420 10,181 4,761 87.8%

ENGLISH 823 12,326 11,503 1397.7%

GARIFUNA 29 129 100 344.8%

HINDI 14 30 16 114.3%

MAYA 54 246 192 355.6%

SPANISH 4,844 11,539 6,695 138.2%

OTHER 53 128 75 141.5%

NOT STATED 9

*-multiple languages reported (Census 2010)

- 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000

CREOLE

EAST INDIAN

GARIFUNA

MAYA

MESTIZO/HISPANIC

CAUCASIAN/WHITE

ASIAN/CHINESE

OTHER

Population by Ethnic groups 2010 2000


- 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000

CHINESE

CREOLE

ENGLISH

GARIFUNA

HINDI

MAYA

SPANISH

OTHER

Main Language spoken 2010 2000

Source: Census data, SIB. *ln Census 2010, this question was worded as which language(s) do you speak well enough to conduct a conversation; multiple languages reported in Census 2010. Total for Census 2010 includes all persons (not persons 4 years or older)


Country of Birth 2000 2010 Change %Change


BELIZE 10,667 14,751 4,084 38.3%

ABROAD 2,065 3,100 1,035 50.1%

NOT STATED 2 27

C. ACCESS TO PUBLIC UTILITIES

Main source of Drinking water 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (Households) 2,853 4,351

PIPED INTO DWELLING OR YARD 2,534 1,821 (713) -28.1%

PRIVATE CATCHMENTS, NOT PIPED 36 155 119 330.6%

BOTTLED/PURIFIED WATER 230 2,295 2,065 897.8%

OTHER 50 75 25 50.0%

NOT STATED 3 5 2

Type of Toilet facilities 2000 2010 Change %Change


W.C. LINKED TO SEPTIC TANK 1,698 3,227 1,529 90.0%

PIT LATRINE 1,142 1,101 (41) -3.6%

OTHER 7 4 (3)

NONE 3 12 9 300.0%

NOT STATED 3 7

- 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000

BELIZE

ABROAD

Country of Birth

2010

2000


- 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

PIPED INTO DWELLING ORYARD

PRIVATE CATCHMENTS, NOTPIPED

BOTTLED/PURIFIED WATER

OTHER

Main source of drinking water

2010

2000

Source: Census data, SIB. Piped into dwelling or yard includes water piped from public and private sources. Other includes water from dug well, publi c standpipe, and rivers/streams/creeks.

- 1,000 2,000 3,000

W.C. LINKED TO SEPTICTANK

PIT LATRINE

OTHER

NONE

Type of Toilet facility

2010

2000



Main Source of Lighting 2000 2010 Change %Change


GAS/KEROSENE LAMP 195 43 (152) -77.9%

ELECTRICITY FROM PUBLIC SOURCE 2,554 4,109 1,555 60.9%

ELECTRICITY FROM A PRIVATE SOURCE 13 9 (4) -30.8%

OTHER 86 135 49 57.0%

NONE 49 49

NOT STATED 5 7

Fuel used most for Cooking 2000 2010 Change %Change


WOOD/CHARCOAL 126 185 59 46.8%

BUTANE OR BIOGAS 2,663 4,010 1,347 50.6%

OTHER 59 42 (17) -28.8%

NOT STATED 5 11

Disposal of Garbage 2000 2010 Change %Change


TAKE TO DUMPSITE 26 57 31 119.2%

BURN 227 155 (72) -31.7%

MUNICIPAL COLLECTION 2,557 4,076 1,519 59.4%

OTHER 41 54 13 31.7%

NOT STATED 2 11

- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000

GAS/KEROSENE LAMP

ELECTRICITY FROM PUBLICSOURCE

ELECTRICITY FROM APRIVATE SOURCE

OTHER

NONE

Main source of Lighting 2010 2000


- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000

WOOD/CHARCOAL

BUTANE OR BIOGAS

OTHER

Fuel used most for Cooking 2010 2000


- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000

TAKE TODUMPSITE

BURN

MUNICIPALCOLLECTION

OTHER

Disposal of Garbage 2010

2000



D. EDUCATION

Gross Enrolment Rate, Primary 2000 2010 Change

Male 111% 111% 0%

Female 104% 109% 5%

Gross Enrolment Rate, Secondary

Male 58% 67% 9%

Female 69% 81% 12%

Attend Formal School 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES, Full-time 3,977 5,956 1979 50%

YES, Part-time 90 231 141 157%

NO 7,957 10,897 2940 37%

NOT STATED 6 52

Received any Technical/ Vocational

training* 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES 715 2,856 2141 299%

NO 7,055 9,036 1981 28%

NOT STATED 67 95

*- includes any formal job training (Census 2010)

- 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000

YES, Full-time

YES, Part-time

NO

Attend Formal school

2010

2000

Source: Census data, SIB. Includes all school levels.

- 3,000 6,000 9,000

YES

NO

Technical/Vocational Training

2010

2000

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

Male Female Male Female

Gross Enrolmnent rates 2000 2010

Secondary

Primary

Source: Census data, SIB. Gross Enrolment Rate (Primary) is the ratio of persons enrolled in primary school to all persons in the official primary shool age (5 to 12 years). Gross Enrolment Rate (Secondary) is the ratio of persons enrolled in secondary school to all persons in the official secondary shool age (13 to 16 years).



E. EMPLOYMENT

F. APPENDIX OF CENSUS TABLES (2000, 2010)

HOUSING & PROPERTY

Occupancy of Dwelling 2000 2010 Change %Change


Own 1,756 2,625 869 49.5%

Rent/Lease 884 1,279 395 44.7%

Other 211 438 227 107.6%

Not Stated 2 10

Occupancy of Land 2000 2010 Change %Change


Freehold 831 1,605 774 93.1%

Leasehold 879 949 70 8.0%

Other 24 37 13 54.2%

Not Stated 3 33

Main material of Dwelling 2000 2010 Change %Change


Wood 974 1,182 208 21.4%

Concrete/Brick 1,666 2,953 1287 77.3%

Wood and Concrete 149 124 -25 -16.8%

Plywood/Palmetto/Stucco 39 42 3 7.7%

Other 20 46 26 130.0%

Not Stated 5 5

Main material of roofing 2000 2010 Change %Change


Sheet metal 2,535 3,886 1351 53.3%

Concrete 277 430 153 55.2%

Thatch 6 5 -1 -16.7%

Other 33 25 -8 -24.2%

Not Stated 2 5

Main material of flooring 2000 2010 Change %Change


WOOD 763 859 96 12.6%

CEMENT/CONCRETE 2,002 3,427 1425 71.2%

DIRT 46 50 4 8.7%

OTHER 29 14 -15 -51.7%

Not Stated 13 1

Source: Belize Labour Force survey, SIB [April 2013,April 2014] Employment data is not released separately for San Ignacio/ Santa Elena Town, due to the sample design of the labour force survey.


DEMOGRAPHICS

Population by Religious affiliation 2000 2010 Change %Change


ANGLICAN 396 372 (24) -6.1%

BAPTIST 110 259 149 135.5%

JEHOVAH WITNESS 177 306 129 72.9%

METHODIST 28 45 17 60.7%

NAZARENE 388 548 160 41.2%

PENTECOSTAL 922 1,752 830 90.0%

ROMAN CATHOLIC 7,790 8,044 254 3.3%

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 598 1,008 410 68.6%

OTHER 933 2,254 1,321 141.6%

NONE 1,344 3,205 1,861 138.5%

NOT STATED 48 86

Current Union Status 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (Persons 14 years and older) 7,837 11,534

MARRIED 2,837 3,101 264 9.3%

COMMON-LAW-UNION 1,627 2,652 1025 63.0%

VISITING PARTNER 45 553 508 1128.9%

SEPARATED (NOT IN A UNION) 194 1,351 1157 596.4%

WIDOWED (NOT IN A UNION) 261 389 128 49.0%

DIVORCED (NOT IN UNION) 59 225 166 281.4%

OTHER (NOT IN UNION) 2,785 2,424 -361 -13.0%

NOT STATED 29 839

MISCELLANEOUS

Have Fixed Telephone Service 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES 1,333 854 -479 -35.9%

NO 1,508 3,498 1990 132.0%

NOT STATED 12

Ownership of Private Motor vehicle 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES 1,816 2,793 977 53.8%

NO 1,027 1,545 518 50.4%

NOT STATED 10

Municipality Profile, San Ignacio-Santa Elena TownII. Scorecard of selected MDG Indicators

MDG Actual Actual Target

Indicator Description 2000 2010 2015 CHARTS NOTES

1.5 Employment to Working Age Population ratio 0.48 0.48

1.7Proportion of own-account and contributing

Family workers to Total Employment 18% 19%

2.1 Net Enrolment Rate in Primary education 94.3% 96.6%

2.3 Youth Literacy rate (15-24 years)

Males 88% 94% 100%

Females 88% 95% 100%

3.1Ratio of boys to girls enrolled in Primary,

Secondary, and Tertiary education 2004 2010 2015

Primary 1.14 1.14 1.00

Secondary 1.00 0.76 1.00

Tertiary* 1.22 0.76 1.00

3.2Proportion of women in wage employment in the

non-Agricultural sectors 28% 28%

0.7

0.8

0.9

1

1.1

1.2

1.3

2004 2010

MDG 3.1

Primary Secondary Tertiary*

0.48 0.48

2000 2010

MDG 1.5

18%

19%

2000 2010

MDG 1.7

28% 28%

2000 2010

MDG 3.2

86%88%90%92%94%96%98%

100%102%

2000 2010

MDG 2.3

Males Females Target

94.3%

96.6%

2004 2010

MDG 2.1

Source: Census data, SIB. Employment includes all persons 14 years or older who worked for at least 1 hour for pay, profit or family gain, or who were temporarily absent from his/her job, during the Census reference week. Working Age Population includes all persons 14 years or older regardless of their economic activity status.

Source: Census data, SIB. Own-account workers are self-employed (without paid help) persons 14 years or older. Contributing Family workers are unpaid family workers 14 years or older. Total Employment includes all persons 14 years or older who worked for at least 1 hour for pay, profit or family gain, or who were temporarily absent from his/her job, during the Census reference week.

Sources: Policy and Planning Unit, MOE; Census data, SIB. Net Primary Enrolment rate is the proportion of all children 5 to 12 years enrolled in Primary School. This rate can be above 100% as the enrolment data may include children from adjacent rural communities enrolled in urban primary schools.

Source: Census data, SIB. Literacy is the ability of a person to read and write . In absence of a functional literacy test, literacy is estimated by a proxy measure such as the number of completed years of formal schooling. Youth Literacy rate is the propor-tion of all persons 15 to 24 years who can read and write. For MDG 2.3, the proportion of all persons 15 to 24 years who completed at least standard 5 of Primary school is used to estimate youth literacy.

Sources: Policy and Planning Unit, MOE; Registrar, University of Belize; Registrar, Galen University; SIB. Tertiary enrolment includes data from all Sixth Forms, Galen, and UB. A ratio equal to 1 indicates an equal number of boys and girls are enroled at that school level. A ratio less than 1 indicates more girls than boys are enroled at that school level. A ratio greater than 1 indicates more boys than girls are enroled at that school level.

Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 3.2 represents the number of women 14 years or older, employed as paid workers in all industry, except agriculture, as a proportion of all persons 14 years or older, employed in the non-Agricultural sectors.

MOE enrolment data are reported by schools within each municipality, not by the place of residence of the students. As a result, the urban Net Enrolment Rates (NER)based on MOE data may overstate the actual NER as the enrolment reported may include students from rural communities who are enrolled in urban shools. This may be more acute at the Secondary and Tertiary levels as the schools at these levels are concentrated in the urban areas within each district.

*- Tertiary gender ratios are reported for years 2000 and 2010.

Municipality Profile, San Ignacio-Santa Elena TownII. Scorecard of selected MDG Indicators

MDG Actual Actual Target

Indicator Description 2000 2010 2015 CHARTS NOTES

7.8Proportion of population using an improved

drinking water source 92% 49% 100%

7.9Proportion of population using an improved

sanitation facility 72% 82% 100%

8.14 Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 10.5 4.8

8.16 Internet users per 100 inhabitants - 35.2

10.5

4.8

2000 2010

MDG 8.14

72%

82%

2000 2010

MDG 7.9

92%

49%

2000 2010

MDG 7.8 Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 7.8 represents the household population with access to improved drinking water as a proportion of the total population. Improved drinking water sources include water piped into dwelling or yard, public tap or standpipe, protected dug well/tubewell/borehole, protected spring, and rainwater collection. It excludes water from carts or tanker trucks, bottled water, and unprotected surface water.

Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 7.9 represents the household population with access to an improved toilet facility as a proportion of the total population. An improved toilet facility includes Flush and Pour-flush toilets piped into sewer, septic tanks, or pit latrines, Ventilated and Improved Pit (VIP) latrines, Pit latrines with Slab, and Composting toilets, not shared with another household.

Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 8.14 represents the total number of fixed telephone lines per 100 persons. Data from the telecom providers is required for this indicator. Household information on fixed telephone service (residential) was used from the census to approximate this measure. The census data represents the proportion of households with fixed telephone service to the total population. It assumes 1 fixed telephone line per household.

The definition of an improved drinking water source is based on the classification developed by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water and Sanitation. The data indicates a remarkable decline in the level of this indicator between 2000 and 2010. This is mainly as a result of the huge increase in bottled water as a main source of drinking water for most urban households.

The definition of an improved sanitation facility is based on the classification developed by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water and Sanitation.

Source: Census data, SIB. Internet users are persons 5 years or older who reported using the internet within the past 3 months of the Census reference date. This information is not available from the 2000 Census.

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