City profile · Belize · North America
San Ignacio
Cayo District · Belize
City population
21,229
#2
in Belize
#24,163
worldwide
17.159, -89.070
About San Ignacio
San Ignacio is a city in Cayo District, Belize with a population of 21,229. It is the 2nd largest of the 4 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Belize, and the 24,163rd largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Cayo District
Elevation
60 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Belize
Coordinates
17.159, -89.070
Record updated
2026-07-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 4 in BelizeClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.