<P> Belmopan is located in Cayo District at an altitude of 76 metres ( 249 feet ) above sea level . Belmopan was constructed just to the east of the Belize River , 80 km ( 50 mi ) inland from the former capital , the port of Belize City , after that city 's near destruction by Hurricane Hattie in 1961 . The government was moved to Belmopan in 1970 . Its National Assembly Building is designed to resemble a Pre-Columbian Maya temple . </P>
<P> Belmopan is located in Cayo District at an altitude of 76 metres ( 249 feet ) above sea level . Belmopan was constructed just to the east of the Belize River , 80 km ( 50 mi ) inland from the former capital , the port of Belize City , after that city 's near destruction by Hurricane Hattie in 1961 . The government was moved to Belmopan in 1970 . Its National Assembly Building is designed to resemble a Pre-Columbian Maya temple . </P>
when did belmopan became the capital of belize
when did belmopan became the capital of belize
1970
1970