Lagún
Lagún is a village in the Bandabou district of Curaçao. It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital Willemstad.- Type: Hamlet with 321 residents
- Description: human settlement in Curaçao
- Also known as: “Dorp Lagoen”, “Dorp Lagún”, and “Lagoen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Playa Lagun and Christoffelberg.
Playa Lagun
Beach
Playa Lagun is a beach on Curaçao, located near the village of Lagún. Play Lagun is located in a small bay. Surrounding the bay, an apartment complex has been built.
Christoffelberg
Peak
The Christoffelberg, also known as Mt Christoffel or Mt St Christoffel, named after Saint Christopher, is the highest point on Curaçao. The Christoffelberg is 372 metres high and lies in the reserved wildlife park, Curaçao Christoffelpark, which can be explored by car, bike, horse, or on foot using several trails that have been laid out for this purpose. Christoffelberg is situated 3½ km northeast of Lagún.
Playa Santa Cruz
Beach
Playa Santa Cruz is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, 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 Manor Knip and Jan Donker.
Jan Donker
Neighborhood
Jan Donker is a village in the western part of Curaçao, located in the Bandabou region near the villages of Soto, Lagún and Barber. Jan Donker is situated 3½ km southeast of Lagún.
Westpunt
Neighborhood
Westpunt is a region indicating the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is located within the district of Bandabou. Westpunt is situated 6 km north of Lagún.
Lagún
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tumbuka—“Lagún” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lagún”
- Dutch: “Lagun”
- Dutch: “Lagún”
- German: “Lagun”
- Papiamento: “Lagun”
- Polish: “Lagun”
- Polish: “Lagún”
- Swedish: “Lagún”
- Tumbuka: “Lagún”
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