Aruba Island

Aruba Island is an island in and has about 105,000 residents. Aruba Island is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the locality .
Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: main island in Aruba
  • Also known as: “Aruba” and “Aruba (island)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hooiberg and International School of Aruba.

Peak
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a distinctively shaped, 165 m conical hill located at the heart of the island of . This geological formation is a prominent and recognizable landmark that has long captured the attention of locals and visitors alike—Hooiberg is Aruba's centerpiece.

School
Photo: Rangeraua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a non-profit private in . In 2006, it moved to a new campus with a more centralized location. It was founded in 1929 and was owned by Lago Oil and Transport Co.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arikok National Park and Santa Cruz.

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, covering 7,907 acres in the northeastern region of , was officially established in 2000. Approximately 20% of Aruba's total land area is designated as a National Park, dedicated to safeguarding the park's biodiversity, geological formations and historical and cultural significance.

Town
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is a Region and Town in central , dominated by the . The town is connected by Highway 7 from west to east and Highway 4 from north to south.

Village
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is a town and a census region in the central-northeastern part of . The census region encompasses the town of and the settlements and neighborhoods of Ayo, Bloemond, Piedra Plat, and Shiribana. is situated 4 km northwest of Aruba Island.

Aruba Island

Latitude
12.513° or 12° 30′ 47″ north
Longitude
-69.9751° or 69° 58′ 30″ west
Population
105,000
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
IATA airport code
AUA
Open location code
774GG27F+6X
Geo­Names ID
3577280
Wiki­data ID
Q31884901
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Aruba Island” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Aruba”
  • Arabic: “أروبا”
  • Aragonese: “Aruba”
  • Basque: “Aruba”
  • Bengali: “আরুবা”
  • Bosnian: “Aruba”
  • Breton: “Aruba”
  • Bulgarian: “Аруба”
  • Catalan: “Aruba”
  • Cebuano: “Aruba Island”
  • Chinese: “阿魯巴”
  • Chinese: “阿鲁巴岛”
  • Cornish: “Aruba”
  • Croatian: “Aruba”
  • Czech: “Aruba”
  • Danish: “Aruba”
  • Dutch: “Aruba”
  • Esperanto: “Arubo”
  • Estonian: “Aruba”
  • Finnish: “Aruba”
  • French: “Île d’Aruba”
  • Galician: “Aruba”
  • German: “Aruba”
  • Greek: “Αρούμπα”
  • Hebrew: “ארובה”
  • Hungarian: “Aruba”
  • Icelandic: “Arúba”
  • Ido: “Aruba”
  • Indonesian: “Aruba”
  • Interlingua: “Aruba”
  • Italian: “Aruba”
  • Japanese: “アルバ”
  • Korean: “아루바”
  • Latvian: “Aruba”
  • Ligurian: “Aruba”
  • Limburgan: “Aruba”
  • Lithuanian: “Aruba”
  • Low German: “Aruba”
  • Macedonian: “Аруба”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aruba”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aruba”
  • Norwegian: “Aruba”
  • Novial: “Aruba”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aruba”
  • Papiamento: “Aruba”
  • Polish: “Aruba”
  • Portuguese: “Aruba”
  • Romanian: “Aruba”
  • Russian: “Аруба (остров)”
  • Russian: “Аруба”
  • Serbian: “Аруба”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Aruba”
  • Slovak: “Aruba”
  • Slovenian: “Aruba”
  • Spanish: “Aruba”
  • Swedish: “Aruba”
  • Tagalog: “Aruba”
  • Thai: “อารูบา”
  • Turkish: “Aruba”
  • Ukrainian: “Аруба”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Siribana and Cadushi Largo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ser’i Compa and Urataca.

Aruba: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Oranjestad, Arikok National Park, Noord, and Palm Beach.

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