Savaneta

Savaneta
Town and Region
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon (c.1903)
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon (c.1903)
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Coordinates: 12°27′9.5″N 69°56′58.75″W / 12.452639°N 69.9496528°W / 12.452639; -69.9496528
Country Aruba
RegionSavaneta
Area
 • Land28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total11,955
 • Density427.0/km2 (1,106/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

Savaneta is a town and region in southeastern Aruba.[2] Until 1797, it was the island's capital city.[3] It is home to the island's oldest surviving home, a 150-year-old cas di torto, or mud hut.[3] The Savaneta region has an estimated area of 27.76 square kilometers and 11,518 inhabitants according to the 2010 census.[2]

  1. ^ "Aruba". City Population. 2020-10-01. Savaneta. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ a b Aruba Central Bureau of Statistics (September 29, 2010). Fifth Population and Housing Census, 2010: Selected Tables (PDF) (Report). p. 75. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Guide to Savaneta, Aruba - Things to Do, Hotels, Resorts & Restaurants". Retrieved 2018-06-04.