Saliña,_Curaçao

Saliña, Curaçao

Saliña, Curaçao

Neighbourhood in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands

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 neighborhood started as the plantation Saliña Abou in 1726.[3]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    Buurtprofiel Saliña 2011, p. 3.
  3. [3]
    Buurtprofiel Saliña 2011, p. 8.
  4. [4]
    Buurtprofiel Saliña 2011, p. 11.

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