Antriol
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Antriol
| other_name = Entrejol
| image_skyline = File:Collectie NMvWereldculturen, TM-10021545, Repronegatief 'Een kunukuhuis (?) in Antriol', fotograaf niet bekend, 1947.jpg
| caption = A house in Antriol (1947)
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_flag = Flag of Antriol, Bonaire (Netherlands).svg
| pushpin_map = Bonaire
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bonaire
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{Coord|12.1600|-68.2705|type:city|format=dms|display=title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Public body
| subdivision_name1 = Bonaire
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = Kralendijk
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_total = 3,811
| population_density_km2 = auto
| area_total_km2 =
| area_footnotes =
}}
Antriol (also Entrejol) is a neighbourhood of Kralendijk on the island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. It used to be a separate village which merged with four other villages–Nikiboko, Noord Saliña, Playa, and Tera Kora to form Kralendijk. Situated just inland from the central business district, it had 3,811 residents, home to around 15% of the island’s population.
History
Antriol was founded in 1626 by Spanish and Portuguese prisoners who had been deported from Aruba and Curaçao by the Dutch colonists. It was originally named Al Interior (the interior) which was corrupted to Antriol or Entrejol.{{cite web|url=https://www.beautiful-bonaire.nl/bezienswaardigheden/kralendijk.php |title=Kralendijk|work=Beautiful Bonaire|access-date=2 May 2021|language=nl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.harpsguidetobonaire.com/about-1|title=Bonaire History|work=Harps Guide to Bonaire|access-date=1 May 2025}} The people of Antriol were mainly employed in the salt mines and lived in self-made houses. It wasn't until the 1930s, that concrete buildings started to be built.{{cite web|url=https://bonaire.nu/2020/04/19/het-witte-gat-van-antriol/|title=Het witte gat van Antriol|website=Bonaire.nu|access-date=2 May 2021|date=19 April 2020|language=nl}}
Geography
Antriol neighbourhood of Kralendijk is situated on Bonaire's southwest coast, inland from the commercial and historic center of Playa.{{cite web|url=https://sunwisebonaire.com/blog/the-districts-and-neighborhoods-of-bonaire/|title=Antriol as one of five original Kralendijk neighborhoods|work=Sunwise Bonaire|access-date=1 May 2025}} The terrain is largely flat and consists of coastal limestone rock typical of Bonaire, with salt ponds and fringing reefs.{{cite web|url=https://azmartinique.com/en/all-to-know/caribbean/bonaire|title=Bonaire topography: coral limestone and low hills|work=AZ Martinique|access-date=1 May 2025}} It used to be a separate village which merged with four other villages–Nikiboko, Noord Saliña, Playa, and Tera Kora to form Kralendijk.{{cite web|url=https://www.bonaireparadise.nl/de-dorpen-op-bonaire/ |title=De dorpen op Bonaire|work=Bonaire Paradise|access-date=2 May 2021|language=nl}}
Demographics
As of 2017, Antriol had about 3,811 residents, making it the second-largest settlement on Bonaire after Kralendijk central. It represents about 15% of Bonaire’s population, projected at approximately 24,720.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2018/17/bonaire-bevolkingscijfers-per-buurt|title=Bonaire, bevolkingscijfers per buurt|website=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek|access-date=2 May 2021|year=2017|language=nl|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926013711/https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2018/17/bonaire-bevolkingscijfers-per-buurt|url-status=live}}
Infrastructure
Antriol is part of Bonaire’s public road network, connecting it directly to central Playa, Kralendijk boulevard. It is located close to the Flamingo International Airport. Our Lady of Coromoto Church is a major place of worship located in Antriol.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xiIqAQAAMAAJ|title=Caribbean Islands Handbook 2000|date=1999|publisher=Footprint Handbooks|isbn=978-0-84424-629-1|language=en}}