town, southern Belize, lying on a coastal plain, backed by a mountainous interior, between the mouths of the Grande and Moho rivers. It is a port on the Gulf of Honduras and exports sugarcane, bananas, and coconuts. Livestock (hogs and cattle) are raised locally. Punta Gorda is linked to Belmopan, the national capital, by the Southern and Hummingbird highways via Dangriga (formerly Stann Creek). Its inhabitants are predominantly Caribs. Pop. (2005 est.) 5,000.