Savaneta

Savaneta
Town and Region
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon (c.1903)
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)
  Total
11,955
  Density427.0/km2 (1,106/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

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