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Belle Glade is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2011, the city had a population of 17,667.〔 Belle Glade (and the surrounding area) is sometimes referred to as "Muck City" due to the large quantity of muck, in which sugarcane grows, found in the area. About half the sugarcane in the nation is grown in the plains around Belle Glade and nearby Clewiston. Despite being located in the South Florida region of the state, Belle Glade is culturally more associated with the Florida Heartland. For a time during the early to mid-1980s, the city had the highest rate of AIDS infection per capita (37 cases in a population of roughly 19,000) in the United States.〔(AEGiS-Miami Herald: PLAGUE BAFFLES TOWN Belle Glades AIDS rate tops in U.S )〕 According to the FBI, in 2003, the city had the second highest violent crime rate in the country at 298 per 10,000 residents. ==Geography== Belle Glade is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and 0.21% is water. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belle Glade, Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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