Belzoni, Mississippi
Belzoni, Mississippi | |
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| Motto: "Heart Of The Delta" | |
Location of Belzoni, Mississippi | |
Belzoni, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°10′50″N 90°29′11″W / 33.18056°N 90.48639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Humphreys |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,938 |
| • Density | 1,902.5/sq mi (734.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39038 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-05140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403852 |
| Website | www |
Belzoni (/bɛlˈzoʊnə/ bel-ZOHN-ə) is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. As of the 2020 census, Belzoni had a population of 1,938. It is the county seat of Humphreys County. It was named for the 19th-century Italian archaeologist/explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni.
The area was named Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produces more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county. About 40,000 acres (160 km2) of the county are under water in ponds used to grow catfish. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish are grown within a 65-mile (100-km) radius of Belzoni. The title "Catfish Capital" is also claimed by Savannah, Tennessee, Des Allemands, Louisiana, and Selkirk, Manitoba. Belzoni is known for the World Catfish Festival held every April.