Santa Rosa, Curaçao

Santa Rosa is a town on the island of Curaçao in the former Netherlands Antilles. It is 15 km from the capital, Willemstad, located inland from the east coast, to the south of Santa Catarina, and is connected to the eastern coastline via a canal. To the southwest lies the settlement of Bapor Kibra, and to the southeast lies Nieuwpoort. The settlement of Santa Maria lies to the northwest.

Santa Rosa
Parish of Santa Rosa di Lima
Santa Rosa
Location in Curaçao
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa (South America)
Coordinates: 12.1169°N 68.8743°W / 12.1169; -68.8743
StateKingdom of the Netherlands
CountryCuraçao
DistrictBandariba[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total5,198
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)

The area to the east of Willemstad was mainly settled by free colonisers and freed slaves.[4] The area surrounding Santa Rosa contained 61 gardens owned by freed slaves, and 55 small plantations.[5] Santa Rosa was founded in 1842[6] by the Roman Catholic Church in order to educate and convert the former slave population.[1] In 1885, an orphanage was built in the town.[6]

It is a breeding ground for frigate birds, and is also the site of the CurAloe (Ecocity) plantation, a large Aloe vera plantation which offers daily tours to visitors.

References
  1. Buurtprofiel Santa Rose 2011, p. 8.
  2. Buurtprofiel Santa Rose 2011, p. 13.
  3. "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. "Sambubu". Amigoe via Delpher (in Dutch). 24 February 1972. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. Buurtprofiel Santa Rose 2011, p. 9.
  6. Buurtprofiel Santa Rose 2011, p. 10.

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