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Kralendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkraːlə(n)dɛik]) is the capital and main port of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands. The language spoken in the town is Papiamentu, but Dutch and English are widely used. As of 2017, the town had a population of 10,620. [1] In Papiamentu, the town is often called Playa or "beach".
Kralendijk has many suburbs/neighbourhoods, although on an island with such a small population, the distinction is not always clearcut. The town of Kralendijk is a result of a merger of five villages: Antriol (Entrejol), Nikiboko, Noord Saliña, Playa, and Tera Kora.
Kralendijk Lighthouse (or Fort Oranje Lighthouse) is an active lighthouse in the town of Kralendijk, Bonaire, in the Caribbean Netherlands. It was built in 1932 on the grounds of Fort Oranje , a 17th century fort.
The Caribbean Netherlands [9] (Dutch: Caribisch Nederland, pronounced [kaˈribis ˈneːdərlɑnt] ⓘ) is a geographic region of the Netherlands located outside of Europe, in the Caribbean, consisting of three special municipalities. [9]
Fort Orange (Dutch: Fort Oranje) is a military fortification in Kralendijk, Bonaire. Originally built in 1639 as a nameless [4] fort by the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest masonry structure on the island of Bonaire. [5] [6] The fort has never been used for its intended purpose. [2] [7] In 1816, it was rebuilt and named Fort Orange.
The only other formally recognized town on Bonaire is Kralendijk. [4] The St. Louis Bertrand Church is located in Rincon. [5] Culture. Festivals.
The ABC islands is the physical group of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.These islands have a shared political history and a status of Dutch underlying ownership, since the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 ceded them back to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Curaçao and Dependencies from 1815.
Kralendijk: 10,620: 2017 [7] British Virgin Islands (British Overseas Territory) Road Town: ... Map of places. Largest populated places in Caribbean countries. 1000km