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Saliña, Curaçao

Coordinates: 12°6′19″N 68°54′12″W / 12.10528°N 68.90333°W / 12.10528; -68.90333
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Saliña
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Stairs in Saliña
Stairs in Saliña
Saliña is located in Curaçao
Saliña
Saliña
Location in Curaçao
Coordinates: 12°6′19″N 68°54′12″W / 12.10528°N 68.90333°W / 12.10528; -68.90333
StateKingdom of the Netherlands
CountryCuraçao
CityWillemstad
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,538

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 neighborhood 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

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

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