Bandariba
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bandariba
| image_skyline = File:Santa Barbara Curacaco (213574235).jpeg
| image_caption = Aerial view of Santa Barbara
| pushpin_map = Curaçao
| pushpin_map_caption =
| pushpin_label_position = Location in Curaçao
| coordinates = {{coord|12.0932|-68.8317|region:CW|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = State
| subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Curaçao
| blank_name = Climate
| blank_info = BSh
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://curacaodata.cbs.cw/census-2011 |title=Census 2011|website=Central Bureau of Statistics|access-date=22 April 2021}}
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 20,838
| population_density_km2 =
}}
Bandariba (also: Banda'riba) is a district of the island of Curaçao. It is one of the three districts and encompasses the south-eastern part of the island.{{cite web|url=https://www.opnaarcuracao.nl/bestemmingen/ |title=Noordwest-Curacao|website=Op Naar Curaçao|access-date=24 April 2021|language=nl}} The name is Papiamentu and translates to "upside". The district contains the towns and villages of Santa Rosa,{{cite web|url=https://gobiernu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Buurtprofiel_Santa_Rosa._.pdf |title=Buurtprofiel Santa Rosa|last1=Buurtprofiel Santa Rosa|year=2011|website=Government of Curaçao|language=nl|page=8}} Spaanse Water,{{cite web|url=https://gobiernu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Buurtprofiel_Spaanse_Water_.pdf |title=Buurtprofiel Spaanse Water|last1=Buurtprofiel Spaanse Water|year=2011|website=Government of Curaçao|language=nl}}{{rp|6}} Montaña,{{cite web|url=https://gobiernu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Buurtprofiel_Monta__a_Abou_.pdf |title=Buurtprofiel Montaña Abou|website=Government of Curaçao|page=9|language=nl}} Seru Grandi,{{cite web|url=https://gobiernu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Buurtprofiel_Seru_Grandi_.pdf|title=Buurtprofiel Seru Grandi|website=Government of Curaçao|page=14|language=nl}} and Oostpunt.
History
In 1634, Curaçao was conquered by the Dutch West Indies Company, and the city of Punda was founded. In order to feed the population, plantations were established on the island.{{cite web|url=https://canoncuracao.cw/11-ontwikkeling-nederzettingen-en-barios-buiten-willemstad/ |title=11. De ontwikkeling van bewoning buiten Willemstad|website=Canon of Curaçao|access-date=22 April 2021|language=nl}} The plantations were small-scale due to the infertile ground and produced yams, mangos, oranges, or raised livestock.{{cite web|url=https://knipselkrant-curacao.com/de-slaven-opstand-van-1795/ |title=De slaven Opstand van 1795|website=Knipselkrant Curaçao|access-date=22 April 2021|language=nl}} Bandariba later attracted free and freed slaves who settled in the vacant land.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Bandariba&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1970-1979%7C&page=1&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010461108:mpeg21:a0063&resultsidentifier=ddd:010461108:mpeg21:a0063&rowid=3|title=Sambubu|website=Amigoe via Delpher|date=24 February 1972|language=nl}}
In the 19th century, the Roman Catholic church founded the villages of Santa Rose and Montaña in order to educate and convert the former slave population.{{rp|6}} In 1875, a large-scale phosphate mine was opened near the Tafelberg,{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/benj004ency01_01/ |last1=Benjamins |first1=Herman Daniël|last2=Snelleman |first2=Johannes |title=Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië|year=1917|website=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|language=nl|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|location=Leiden|page=560|access-date=24 April 2021}} In 1927, Royal Dutch Shell built an oil terminal at Spaanse Water.{{cite web|url=https://www.beautiful-curacao.nl/bezienswaardigheden/fort-beekenburg.php |title=Fort Beekenburg|access-date=24 April 2021|language=nl}}
The current division of the island dates from 1930 when Willemstad was extended to include most of the suburbs.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010528109:mpeg21:a0045 |title=Nieuwe Indeeling van Curaçao|website=De Tijd via Delpher.nl|date=30 October 1930|language=nl|access-date=22 April 2021}} During the late 20th century, tourism became important and Bandariba saw the development of tourist resorts.{{cite web|url=https://www.lamayabeach.com/spaanse-water-jan-thiel/|title=Spaanse Water Jan Thiel|access-date=24 April 2021|language=nl|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218154014/https://www.lamayabeach.com/spaanse-water-jan-thiel/|url-status=dead}}
The village of Oostpunt, the most eastern point of the island, is private property of the Maal family, and most of the {{convert|54|km2}}{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Oostpunt|2011|p=10}} area surrounding the villages of Oostpunt, Sint Joris, and Santa Catharina{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Oostpunt|2011|p=6}} is off limits.{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Oostpunt|2011|p=8}} The village of Oostpunt is only inhabited by Willy Maal and his mother.{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Oostpunt|2011|p=24}} Oostpunt covers about 10% of the island.{{sfn|Buurtprofiel Oostpunt|2011|p=6}}
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Villages
- Montaña Abou
- Montaña Rey
- Nieuwpoort{{cite web|url=https://www.tui.nl/informatie/curacao/curacao/nieuwpoort/ |title=Nieuwpoort|website=TUI|access-date=24 April 2021|language=nl}}
- Oostpunt{{cite web|url=https://www.villaseashell.com/post/where-is-curacao-located |title=Where is Curacao Located?|website=Villa Sea Shell}}
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Rosa
- Seru Grandi
- Spaanse Water{{rp|6}}
References
Bibliography
- {{cite web |url=https://gobiernu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Buurtprofiel_Oostpunt_.pdf |title=Buurtprofiel Oostpunt |year=2011 |website=Government of Curaçao |page=6 |access-date=24 April 2021 |language=nl |ref=CITEREFBuurtprofiel_Oostpunt2011}}
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