Paradera Explained

Paradera
Settlement Type:Region
Pushpin Map:Aruba streets
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Paradera in Aruba
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:Kingdom of the Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Aruba
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:13,834
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:553.4
Area Total Km2:25.0

Paradera is a small town and census region near the northeast end of the island of Aruba. The census region Paradera encompasses the town of Paradera as well as nearby settlements and neighborhoods within Paradera, including Ayo, Bloemond, Piedra Plat, and Shiribana.[2] At the time of the 2010 census, Paradera proper had a population of 2,486. The Paradera census region had a population of 12,024.

St. Philomena's Church, a Roman Catholic church, dominates the skyline relative to the rest of the town's buildings.[3] [4] The region of Paradera has an estimated area of 20.40 square kilometers.

Population

At the time of the 2010 census, the following settlements were counted as a part of the Paradera census region.[5]

NameMaleFemaleTotal
Shiribana1,7551,9453,700
Paradera1,2071,2792,486
Ayo1,5821,8363,418
Piedra Plat1,2031,2172,419
Total5,7476,27712,024
Until the 2010 census, previous census data listed the neighborhood of Bloemond in Paradera in place of the town, to distinguish the town from the census region.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aruba . Paradera . 2023-05-29 . 2020-10-01 .
  2. Web site: Guide to Paradera, Aruba - Things to Do, Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants. www.aruba.com. en-us. 2019-05-03.
  3. Web site: St. Philomena at Paradera 51, Paradera (Aruba), Aruba (Filtered by:) Aruba (NL) . www.thecatholicdirectory.com . March 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004103735/http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=display_site_info&siteid=77036 . October 4, 2018 . dead .
  4. Book: Klein, Rosalie . Moon Aruba . 2013 . Avalon Travel . 978-1612385143.
  5. Aruba Central Bureau of Statistics . September 29, 2010 . Fifth Population and Housing Census, 2010: Selected Tables . 75 . May 9, 2017.
  6. Fourth Population and Housing Census, 2010: Selected Tables . October 14, 2000 . 43 . May 9, 2017 . Aruba Central Bureau of Statistics.