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Hinduism is a minority faith in ]. According to 2010 census, 0.2% of Belize population is ].<ref name=belizecensus2010>{{cite book|title=Belize Population and Housing Census 2010: Country Report|date=2013|publisher=he Statistical Institute of Belize|location=Belmopan, Belize C.A.|page=23|url=http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf|access-date=12 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127084833/http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> | |||
==Demographics== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" | |||
|+ Hinduism in Belize | |||
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|<big>2000</big> | |||
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|<big>2010</big> | |||
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! Number !! % !! Number !! % | |||
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!align=left |Total Population || 232,111 || || 304,106 || | |||
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|align=left| - ] Population|| 367 || 0.2 || 612 || 0.2 | |||
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However, the Association of Religion Data Archives states that as of 2005, 2.0% identify as Hindu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_23_2.asp|title=Belize, Religion And Social Profile | National Profiles | International Data | TheARDA|website=www.thearda.com|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-date=2015-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122030203/http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_23_2.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to other sources it is 2.3%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=93|title=Religious Intelligence - Country Profile: Belize|date=January 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117042134/http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=93|archive-date=2009-01-17}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
The Hindu community in Belize today consists mostly of families who arrived in the 1950s, when Belize was still a British colony. The community is composed almost entirely of ] and so there are few cultural differences within it. | |||
==Today== | |||
Though 3.9% of the population of Belize are ], most of them are Christians. Only about 40% are still Hindus.{{cn|date=March 2024}} | |||
There are two Hindu temples in Belize, the Belize Hindu Temple on Albert Street, Belize city and Sukh Shanti Temple, Corozal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/sukh+shanti+temple/@18.4054638,-88.390077,15z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc9086bdc309710b9!2ssukh+shanti+temple!8m2!3d18.4054638!4d-88.390077!3m4!1s0x0:0xc9086bdc309710b9!8m2!3d18.4054638!4d-88.390077|title = Google Maps}}</ref> Festivals like ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/121074|title=Indian Community Celebrates Diwali in Belize | Channel5Belize.com}}</ref> ]<ref>{{dead link|date=September 2020}}</ref> are celebrated by Hindus in this temple. | |||
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