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Lagún

Lagún is a village in the Bandabou district of . It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 321 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Curaçao
  • Also known as: “Dorp Lagoen”, “Dorp Lagún”, “Lagoen”, and “Lagun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Playa Lagun and Christoffelberg.

Beach
Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
is a beach on , located near the village of Lagún. Play Lagun is located in a small bay. Surrounding the bay, an apartment complex has been built.

Peak
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Mt Christoffel or Mt St Christoffel, named after Saint Christopher, is the highest point on . The is 372 metres high and lies in the reserved wildlife park, Curaçao , which can be explored by car, bike, horse, or on foot using several trails that have been laid out for this purpose. is situated 3½ km northeast of Lagún.

Beach
is a beach on the Caribbean island of , located to the south of the village of Lagun. It is a wide, sandy beach. There are beach cabins and a snack bar that opens irregularly during weekends.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soto and Watamula.

Village
Photo: Hans van Bockel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in northern . It is located close to , a deep indentation in the island's northwest coast. The small town of Santa Cruz lies just to the northwest, and the town of lies to the northeast, across the hilly ridge which stretches for much of the island's length. is situated 6 km southeast of Lagún.

Locality
is located at the westernmost point, of the Caribbean island of in the The name comes from the Dutch word Watermolen which means “water mill.” The name refers to the two currents which meet 40 ft under Cliff Villa Peninsula. is situated 8 km north of Lagún.

Neighborhood
Photo: Margo Groenewoud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the north of the island of . It is located inland from the north coast, to the southeast of , at a major road junction. is situated 9 km southeast of Lagún.

Lagún

Latitude
12.32086° or 12° 19′ 15″ north
Longitude
-69.14901° or 69° 8′ 56″ west
Population
321
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
774G8VC2+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1149223842
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3513548
Wiki­data ID
Q13747363
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lagún” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lagún”
  • Dutch: “Lagun”
  • Dutch: “Lagún”
  • German: “Lagun”
  • Papiamento: “Lagun”
  • Polish: “Lagun”
  • Polish: “Lagún”
  • Swedish: “Lagún”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lagún”. Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.