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What Is the Capital of Aruba?

Oranjestad is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Oranjestad

The capital of Aruba is Oranjestad. About 30,000 people live in the Oranjestad urban area — 27.6% of the country's population.

30,000

Urban area population

UTC-4

Time zone

12.52°N

Latitude · 70.03°W

Yes

Largest city

Oranjestad at a glance

Translates as "orange city" in Dutch; in 1824, the city was named after the royal family of the Netherlands, the House of Orange-Nassau.

UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.

12 31 N, 70 02 W · IANA time zone America/Curacao

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela

Straight-line distance between capitals.

The capital of Aruba is Oranjestad. About 30,000 people live in the Oranjestad urban area — 27.6% of the country's population.

Yes — Oranjestad is also the largest urban area of Aruba (30,000).

Oranjestad is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Translates as "orange city" in Dutch; in 1824, the city was named after the royal family of the Netherlands, the House of Orange-Nassau.

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).