Saliña, Curaçao
Saliña | |
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Neighbourhood | |
![]() Stairs in Saliña | |
![]() ![]() Saliña Location in Curaçao | |
Coordinates: 12°6′19″N 68°54′12″W / 12.10528°N 68.90333°WCoordinates: 12°6′19″N 68°54′12″W / 12.10528°N 68.90333°W | |
State | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Country | Curaçao |
City | Willemstad |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,538 |
Saliña is a residential area in southeast Curaçao located in the eastern part of the capital, Willemstad.[2] The word Saliña in Papiamentu means salt lake. Most of the lake has been poldered for housing developments. The neighboorhoud started as the plantation Saliña Abou in 1726.[3]
Saliña is one of the primary shopping and office districts on the island[4] with many retail stores, restaurants, cafes, banks and a mall. Its main road heads towards the east into the Caracasbaaiweg, which runs to the Caracas Bay and the Jan Thiel Beach with several major resorts.
References[]
- ^ "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Saliña 2011, p. 3.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Saliña 2011, p. 8.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Saliña 2011, p. 11.
- "Salinja and Saliña Galleries". Willemstad, Curaçao: Curaçao Tourism Board. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
Bibliography[]
- Buurtprofiel Saliña (2011). "Buurtprofiel Saliña" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch).
Categories:
- Populated places in Curaçao
- Willemstad
- Caribbean geography stubs
- Curaçao stubs