Dangriga was settled before 1832 by Garinagu (Black Caribs, as they were known to the British) from Honduras. For years it was the second largest population centre in the country behind Belize City, but in recent years has been surpassed by Orange Walk Town. Since the early 1980s Gar�funa culture has undergone a revival, as part of which the town was renamed Dangriga, a Gar�funa word meaning "standing waters"
