Malmok
{{Short description|Settlement in Aruba}}
{{About|the settlement|the star|WASP-39}}
{{Infobox settlement
| image_skyline = Malmok Aruba DSCF0907.jpg
| coordinates = {{coord|12|36|0|N|70|3|0|W|display=title, inline}}
| image_map = {{Infobox mapframe |coord={{Coord|12.6|-70.05}}|zoom=13}}
| area_land_km2 = 8.726
| population_total = {{IncreaseNeutral}}5637
| population_density_km2 = 646
| population_as_of = 2020
}}
Malmok, situated in the Noord region of Aruba, is a coastal zone. In 2010, the combined population of Palm Beach and Malmok was 5,105. As of 2020, it increased to 5,637.{{Cite web |title=Palm Beach / Malmok (Zone, Aruba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/aruba/admin/noord_tanki_leendert/111__palm_beach_malmok/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
History
Malmok is recognized as the most recent preCeramic site on the ABC islands, dating back to AD 300–900. This timeframe coincides with the presence of Ceramic Age (Dabajuroid) populations on these islands.{{Sfn|Reid|2018|p=125}}
Sources
- {{Cite book |last=Reid |first=Basil A. |title=The Archaeology of Caribbean and Circum-Caribbean Farmers (6000 BC - AD 1500) |publisher=Routledge |year=2018 |isbn=9780815347385 |pages=113-146 |chapter=Early Horticulturalists of the Southern Caribbean}}