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Dacota

Oranjestad, the capital and most populous of 's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island. In Papiamento, the local language, Oranjestad is commonly referred to as "Playa" by the locals.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: town in Aruba
  • Also known as: “Dakota”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trinidad Stadium and Queen Beatrix International Airport.

Pitch
Photo: Xrevbc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guillermo Prospero , is a multi-purpose stadium in Oranjestad, . It is Aruba's national football stadium, named after Guillermo Trinidad, a politician from the same neighbourhood.

Aerodrome
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is an located in the Dutch Caribbean island of . It has flight services to the United States, Canada, several countries in the Caribbean, the northern coastal countries of South America, as well as some parts of Europe, notably the Netherlands.

Library
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The National Library of Aruba is the main library of . It is located in Oranjestad and holds more than 100,000 volumes. BNA serves as both the national and the public library of Aruba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjestad and Rancho.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . The city is home to some of the island's local residents and also many governmental buildings. Along the main "drag" you will find mostly tourist walking around and shopping and can also see the cruise ships that bring more and more external tourism into the island everyday.

Neighborhood
Photo: Celeivrolijk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, located near Paardenbaai, is one of the old districts of Oranjestad, the capital of . Originally a fishing village, has evolved into a neighbourhood of Oranjestad.

Village
Photo: Ginafromaruba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town and a census region in the central-northeastern part of . The census region encompasses the town of as well as nearby settlements and neighborhoods within , including Ayo, Bloemond, Piedra Plat, and Shiribana. is situated 3 km northeast of Dacota.

Dacota

Latitude
12.51432° or 12° 30′ 52″ north
Longitude
-70.02128° or 70° 1′ 17″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
774FGX7H+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6596602233
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3577223
Wiki­data ID
Q2223287
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Polish—“Dacota” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Dacota”
  • Dutch: “Dakota (Aruba)”
  • Dutch: “Dakota”
  • Papiamento: “Dakota”
  • Polish: “Dacota (Aruba)”
  • Polish: “Dacota”

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Localities in the Area

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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 “Dacota”. Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.