Aruba beach Club opened her doors on February 14 in 1977. It was the first timeshare resort in Aruba and had 133 units. At a time when timeshare was still new to the Caribbean, it took Aruban developer Raymond Maduro a great deal of effort in convincing financial institutions that timeshare would sell in Aruba. Nowadays +/- 40% of total stay-over tourism are timeshare tourists. These tourists are spread over 16 timeshare resorts!
The density of Aruba's population in 2008 was...
Answer.... 589 residents per km?
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Aruba had in 2008 a population of 106.050 people. Aruba has a surface of 180 km?, thus Aruba has a density of 589.2 residents per km?.
Aruba's national migration in 2008 was...
Answer.... 11.355 locals moved to a new home in Aruba
In 2008 11.355 locals moved to a new home in Aruba. This is 2.448 less compared to the number of migrations in 2006. In 2006 the number of national migrations was 13.803. Most locals who moved came from Noord / Tanki Leendert, this number was 2.332 in 2008. Most locals who?ve moved, went to Noord / Tanki Leendert as well. This number was 3.419 locals in 2008!
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The oldest building of Aruba is...
Answer.... Fort Zoutman
The oldest building in Aruba is Fort Zoutman, it dates back to 1796. This building marked the beginning of Oranjestad. The population gradually settled around the building constructing their houses in random order. In 1867 Fort Zoutman was expanded with the construction of a new tower, which was named the Willem III tower. By then the city was the most important trading point on the island and still is.
