Sarteneja
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. 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.
Demographics
At the time of the 2010 census, Sarteneja had a population of 1,824. Of these, 91.1% were Hispanic and [Latin American Belizean|Mestizo], 3.6% Mixed, 2.6% Creole people|Creole], 1.3% Caucasian, 0.3% Mopan Maya, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Ketchi Maya, 0.2% Garifuna, 0.2% Yucatec Maya, 0.1% East Indian, 0.1% Lebanese, 0.1% African and 0.1% Mennonite.In terms of languages spoken, 97.6% spoke Spanish, 49.6% English, 5.4% Creole, 0.4% Mandarin or Cantonese, 0.4% Mopan Maya, 0.2% Garifuna, 0.2% German, 0.2% Yucatec Maya, 0.1% Ketchi Maya, 0.1% Hindi and 0.4% other languages; 0.2% could not speak.