San Nicolaas

San Nicolas is 19 kilometres southeast of Oranjestad, and is 's second largest city. As of 2010 it has a population of 15,283, many of whom originate from the British Caribbean and the rest of the Caribbean.
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  • Type: Town with 18,000 residents
  • Description: city in Aruba
  • Also known as: “Chocolate city”, “San Nicholas”, “San Nicolas”, “Sint Nicolaas (Aruba)”, “St. Nicolas”, and “Άγιος Νικόλαος”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Model Trains Museum and Rodgers Beach.

Museum
The is a private museum in the town of San Nicolaas in .

Beach
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, Aruba, officially known as Nanki is a small beach immediately west of Baby Beach. is situated 3½ km southeast of San Nicolaas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ceru Colorado and Savaneta.

Village
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Seroe Colorado is a village situated at the… is situated 3½ km southeast of San Nicolaas.

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is a town and region in southeastern .

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, covering 7,907 acres in the…

San Nicolaas

Latitude
12.43638° or 12° 26′ 11″ north
Longitude
-69.909° or 69° 54′ 32″ west
Population
18,000
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
UN/LOCODE
AW SNL
Open location code
774GC3PR+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13111662192
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3577089
Wiki­data ID
Q2605285
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Frisian—“San Nicolaas” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сынт-Нікаляас”
  • Cebuano: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古拉斯”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉斯”
  • Dutch: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • Esperanto: “San Nicolas”
  • French: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • German: “San Nicolas”
  • Greek: “Σαν Νικολάας, Αρούμπα”
  • Greek: “Σαν Νικολάας”
  • Japanese: “サン・ニコラス”
  • Lithuanian: “Sint Nikolasas”
  • Low German: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • Malay: “Sint Nicolaas, Aruba”
  • Malay: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • Papiamento: “San Nicolas”
  • Polish: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • Russian: “Синт-Николас”
  • Spanish: “San Nicolaas”
  • Swedish: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • Ukrainian: “Сінт-Ніколас”
  • Urdu: “سان نکولاس”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint Nicolaas”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Nicolaas”
  • “San Nicolas”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Village and Zeewijk.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Museum of Industry and Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus.

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Worth a closer look: Oranjestad and Arikok National Park.

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