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Belzoni, Mississippi
Belzoni ( ) is a city in Humphreys County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the Yazoo River. The population was 2,663 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Humphreys County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=June 7, 2011 )〕 It was named for the 19th-century Italian archaeologist/explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni.〔 page 229〕
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. of the county are underwater, 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 and Des Allemands, Louisiana. Belzoni is known for the World Catfish Festival held every April.〔
==History==
The area that eventually became Belzoni was originally known as "Greasy Row" because of saloons along the bank of the Yazoo River, which was the main transportation route until replaced by railroads.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Belzoni )〕 In 1895, a charter was granted for the village of Belzoni, although the area had been settled by European Americans and African Americans for several decades previously. It was developed for cotton plantations before the Civil War, and relied on agriculture well into the 20th century. Steve Castleman, who secured the charter, was elected as the first mayor of Belzoni.〔 When Humphreys County was formed by the state legislature in 1918, Belzoni was selected as the county seat.〔
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