Bandariba

Bandariba (also: Banda'riba) is a district of the island of Curaçao. It is one of the three districts and encompasses the south-eastern part of the island.[2] The name is Papiamentu and translates to "upside".[3] The district contains the towns and villages of Santa Rosa,[4] Spaanse Water,[5]: 6  Montaña,[6] Seru Grandi,[7] and Oostpunt.[3]

Bandariba
Aerial view of Santa Barbara
Aerial view of Santa Barbara
Bandariba is located in Curaçao
Bandariba
Bandariba
Coordinates: 12.0932°N 68.8317°W / 12.0932; -68.8317
StateKingdom of the Netherlands
CountryCuraçao
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total20,838
ClimateBSh

History

In 1634, Curaçao was conquered by the Dutch West Indies Company , and the city of Punda was founded. In order to feed the population, plantations were established on the island.[8] The plantations were small-scale due to the infertile ground and produced yams, mangos, oranges, or raised livestock.[9] Bandariba later attracted free and freed slaves who settled in the vacant land.[10]

In the 19th century, the Roman Catholic church founded the villages of Santa Rose and Montaña in order to educate and convert the former slave population.[5]: 6  In 1875, a large-scale phosphate mine was opened near the Tafelberg,[11] In 1927, Royal Dutch Shell built an oil terminal at Spaanse Water.[12]

Oostpunt

The current division of the island dates from 1930 when Willemstad was extended to include most of the suburbs.[13] During the late 20th century, tourism became important and Bandariba saw the development of tourist resorts.[14]

The village of Oostpunt, the most eastern point of the island, is private property of the Maal family,[3] and most of the 54 square kilometres (21 sq mi)[15] area surrounding the villages of Oostpunt, Sint Joris, and Santa Catharina[16] is off limits.[17] The village of Oostpunt is only inhabited by Willy Maal and his mother.[18] Oostpunt covers about 10% of the island.[16]

Villages

References
  1. "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. "Noordwest-Curacao". Op Naar Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. "Where is Curacao Located?". Villa Sea Shell.
  4. Buurtprofiel Santa Rosa (2011). "Buurtprofiel Santa Rosa" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch). p. 8.
  5. Buurtprofiel Spaanse Water (2011). "Buurtprofiel Spaanse Water" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch).
  6. "Buurtprofiel Montaña Abou" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch). p. 9.
  7. "Buurtprofiel Seru Grandi" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch). p. 14.
  8. "11. De ontwikkeling van bewoning buiten Willemstad". Canon of Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  9. "De slaven Opstand van 1795". Knipselkrant Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  10. "Sambubu". Amigoe via Delpher (in Dutch). 24 February 1972.
  11. Benjamins, Herman Daniël; Snelleman, Johannes (1917). Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië. p. 560. Retrieved 24 April 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  12. "Fort Beekenburg" (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  13. "Nieuwe Indeeling van Curaçao". De Tijd via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 30 October 1930. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  14. "Spaanse Water Jan Thiel" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. Buurtprofiel Oostpunt 2011, p. 10.
  16. Buurtprofiel Oostpunt 2011, p. 6.
  17. Buurtprofiel Oostpunt 2011, p. 8.
  18. Buurtprofiel Oostpunt 2011, p. 24.
  19. "Nieuwpoort". TUI (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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