Ka cika wannan magana: Birnin yana gefen yamma na Chetumal Bay, kusa da bakin Río Hondo. Chetumal muhimmiyar tashar jiragen ruwa ce ga yankin kuma tana aiki a matsayin babbar hanyar kasuwanci ta Mexico tare da makwabciyar Belize. Ana jigilar kayayyaki ta hanyar hanyar da ke haɗa Chetumal da Belize City zuwa kudu, da kuma ta hanyar jiragen ruwa na bakin teku. Akwai filin jirgin sama na kasuwanci, Filin jirgin saman kasa da kasa na Chetumal, tare da sabis na jirgin sama. Saboda wurin da yake a gabar tekun Caribbean, yana da rauni ga guguwa mai zafi; Hurricane Janet da
Guguwar Dean, duka guguwar rukuni na 5, sun sauka kusa da Chetumal a cikin 1955 da 2007 bi da bi.