Paradera
Paradera | |
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Region | |
A small wooden house in Paradera, Aruba | |
| Coordinates: 12°32′00″N 070°00′00″W / 12.53333°N 70.00000°W | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Country | Aruba |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.0 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,834 |
| • Density | 553.4/km2 (1,433/sq mi) |
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. 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. The region of Paradera has an estimated area of 20.40 square kilometers.