Oranjestad - Aruba
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N 12° 31.130 W 070° 02.150
19P E 387455 N 1384146
Oranjestad Town Hall is located at 2 Schoolstraat, Oranjestad, Aruba.
Waymark Code: WMZXKE
Location: Aruba
Date Posted: 01/19/2019
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Oranjestad (literally "Orange Town") is the capital and largest city of Aruba. Oranjestad is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country. In the local language, Papiamento, Oranjestad is often referred to simply as "Playa". As of 2015, the population of the capital was around 35,000. (
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Fascinating restored buildings can be found in downtown Oranjestad, such as the green “stadhuis” housing the City Hall where legal weddings are held.
This building, known to locals as the Arends' House, is one of the most beautiful townhouses in Oranjestad. It was commissioned by Aruban physycian Jacobo Eloy Arends, who worked as a general practitioner on the island before becoming a government physician in 1920. In 1986, the property was purchased by the government and restored ten years later.
Currently, at Oranjestad Town Hall, civil marriages are celebrated every day and other functions are held from Monday to Friday.