Scharloo
Skálo | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
![House in Scharloo with a wall painting by Francis Sling [nl]](view_image.php?q=Scharloo&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Muurschildering_door_Francis_Sling_in_Scharloo.jpg) House in Scharloo with a wall painting by Francis Sling | |
  Scharloo Location in Curaçao | |
| Coordinates: 12°06′22″N 68°55′35″W / 12.10611°N 68.92639°W | |
| State | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Country | Curaçao |
| City | Willemstad |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 523 |
Scharloo (Papiamento: Skálo) is a neighbourhood and former suburb of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Scharloo started as a plantation, but became a wealthy neighbourhood of Willemstad.[2] Scharloo has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
- ^ "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Onze gebouwen". Nationaal Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Historische Wijken". Curacao.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.