Oranjestad West
Oranjestad West
| |
|---|---|
| Kingdom |  Netherlands |
| Country |  Aruba |
| Area | |
• Total | 929 ha (2,300 acres) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 13,976 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Language spoken at home (2010)[2] | |
| • Papiamento | 61.9% |
| • Spanish | 22.3% |
| • Dutch | 4.6% |
| • English | 4.2% |
| • Chinese | 2.4% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
Oranjestad West[a][3] is one of the nine regions[4] of the Caribbean island of Aruba, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is located in Oranjestad, the capital city of Aruba.
Geography
It is located northwest of the main island of Aruba, south of Region Noord (or northern region), west of Paradera and north of Oranjestad Oost.
Oranjestad West has an area of 9.29 square kilometers and a population of 13,976 people for the year 2010[5] which represents an increase from the year 2000 when it registered 12,131 people[6] and the 1991 census when it had 8779.
Tourism
Featured sites
- Eagle Beach
- Divi Beach
- Aruba Cruise Terminal
- Beach Tennis Aruba
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, Oranjestad West had a population of 13,976. 53.34% of the population (7,455 residents) reported being female, while 46.67% (6,522) reported being male.[1]
Oranjestad West has a high immigrant population. In 2010, 56.08% of the population (7,831 residents) reported being born in Aruba, while 43.92% (6,133) reported being born overseas.[7] Most of these immigrants are from Latin America, with Spanish being the second-most spoken language at home in the region (spoken by 22.35% of residents).[2]
Languages
| Languages most spoken at home in Oranjestad West (2010)[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Speakers | % | |||
| Papiamento | 8,638 | 61.81% | |||
| Spanish | 3,123 | 22.35% | |||
| Dutch | 646 | 4.62% | |||
| English | 588 | 4.21% | |||
| Chinese | 342 | 2.45% | |||
| Other languages | 395 | 2.83% | |||
| Does not speak (yet) | 196 | 1.40% | |||
| Not reported | 49 | 0.35% | |||
Notes
- ↑ Papiamento: Orañestat West, colloquially Playa West; Spanish: Oranjestad Oeste; Dutch: Oranjestad-West
References
- 1 2 Aruba Central Bureau of Statistics (29 September 2010). Fifth Population and Housing Census, 2010: Selected Tables (PDF) (Report). p. 75. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 Fifth Population and Housing Census (PDF) (Report). Central Bureau of Statistics. 29 September 2010. p. 111 & 113.
- ↑ Britannica Book of the Year 2014. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 1 March 2014. ISBN 978-1-62513-171-3.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook. Het Bureau. 2001.
- ↑ Britannica Book of the Year 2012. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 1 March 2012. ISBN 978-1-61535-618-8.
- ↑ "Ah.1.4 Households and population in households by type and location of the living quarters". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Fifth Population and Housing Census (PDF) (Report). Central Bureau of Statistics. 29 September 2010. p. 97.