Saliña, Curaçao
Neighbourhood in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Saliña is a residential area in southeast Curaçao located in the eastern part of the capital, Willemstad.[2] The word Saliña in Papiamentu means salt lake. Most of the lake has been poldered for housing developments. The neighborhood started as the plantation Saliña Abou in 1726.[3]
Saliña | |
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Stairs in Saliña | |
  Saliña Location in Curaçao | |
| Coordinates: 12°6′19″N 68°54′12″W | |
| State | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Country | Curaçao |
| City | Willemstad |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,538 |
Saliña is one of the primary shopping and office districts on the island[4] with many retail stores, restaurants, cafes, banks and a mall. Its main road heads towards the east into the Caracasbaaiweg, which runs to the Caracas Bay and the Jan Thiel Beach with several major resorts.
