Sarteneja

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Sarteneja
Village
Village of Sarteneja
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Sarteneja Location of Sarteneja in Corozal District, Belize
Coordinates: 18°21′12″N 88°8′46″W / 18.35333°N 88.14611°W / 18.35333; -88.14611
Country	Belize
District	Corozal District
Constituency	Corozal South East
Established	1847
Government
• Chairman	Paulino Lucio Guerrero (PUP)
Area
• Total	90.33 km2 (34.88 sq mi)
Elevation	2−4 m (−11 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	3,550
Demonym	Sartenejeño(a)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
Climate	Aw

Sarteneja is the largest fishing community and the second largest village in Belize. It recorded a population of 3,500 according to a 2016 estimate.^[1] The name Sarteneja is a Castilian distortion of its original Mayan name Tza-ten-a-ha, which means 'water between the rocks'.

Sarteneja is on the Sarteneja Peninsula, approximately forty miles by road from Orange Walk Town and is near the privately owned Shipstern Conservation & Management Area. The village's economy is based primarily on fishing for lobster, conch, and finfish. There are many farmers, particularly retired fishermen who farm. Tourism is becoming increasingly significant as a source of income or at least as another alternative livelihood for those who no longer fish.