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Country of Origin : ChinaThe Package Height of the Product is 5.3 inchesThe Package Length of the Product is 9.6 inchesThe Package Width of the Product is 6.0 inches
Flyin Miata is well-regarded for all the things.
I like Gates for both belt and pump, personally. Amazon sells that brand. Get the belt in a kit that includes the replacement pulleys, gasket, etc. The Gates pump has a cast impeller rather than spot-welded, which some think is the better way to go for a water pump.
BTW, here's a worklist you can use for this job: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eEStLWP0Vp9YlvqrPNLA67S31Iz0FZd0Q-2waNV_UFg/edit#gid=0 (if you have updates on any of it, let me know!)
Water pumps aren't known to fail. You got pretty unlucky, but waterpumps are meant to be replaced to avoid catastrophic failure.
One time, a coolant hose leaked, and I lost all my coolant in a plume of steam. My temperature gauge needle was slammed right at "H" My '97 Miata died on the freeway exit ramp, and it wouldn't start up. I pushed it to a parking spot, and I let the engine cool down. I added coolant to the radiator, and topped off the oil. Miraculously, she started up, and I drove home and fixed the leaking hose. She still runs great a 2000 miles later.
I don't know how badly you overheated your engine, but there's a chance the engine is still alive. Top off the coolant and oil, then see if you can start up the engine and drive around. You will only have a couple of minutes before overheating again if your water pump is broken, so I'd get a tow to your home.
You can then look into replacing the waterpump yourself for much less.
https://www.amazon.com/Gates-42134-Water-Pump/dp/B000C2W91E.
Odd, I just looked back to my orders the WP was $28 when I ordered, another $40 or so for the TB+pullied and the gaskets for the camshafts and crankshaft were probably $30 tops all together. [Here's my wp. ](Gates 42134 Water Pump https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C2W91E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_sXKXAb7NFEBRH) and [TB](Gates TCK179 Timing Belt Component Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C2YDNQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_6YKXAbCPXBPEQ)