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The Encyclopædia Britannica  is listing eight "census regions" in Aruba: Noord/Tanki Leendert, Oranjestad East, Oranjestad West, Paradera, San Nicolas North, San Nicolas South, Santa Cruz, and Savaneta. A similar list appeared on a U.S. State Department website around 2003-07, and has been copied by several other sites : Noord/Tank Leendert, Oranjestad (west), Oranjestad (east), Paradera, Santa Cruz, Savaneta, Sint Nicolaas (north), and Sint Nicolaas (south). As far as I can tell, these are just census enumeration blocks, without any administrative function.

Country overview: 

Short name	ARUBA
ISO code	AW
FIPS code	AA
Language	Dutch (nl)
Time zone	-4
Capital	Oranjestad

 

Aruba was part of the Netherlands Antilles, a colony of the Netherlands, until 1986-01-01. On that date it became a separate autonomous colony. It will eventually attain independence as a separate country.

Other names of country: 

1. Danish: Aruba
2. Dutch: Aruba
3. Finnish: Aruba
4. French: Aruba
5. German: Aruba
6. Icelandic: Arúba
7. Italian: Aruba
8. Norwegian: Aruba
9. Portuguese: Aruba
10. Russian: Аруба
11. Spanish: Aruba
12. Swedish: Aruba
13. Turkish: Aruba

Origin of name: 

Possibly Carib oruba: well placed

Primary subdivisions: 

Aruba has no known administrative divisions.

Country	HASC	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Aruba	AW.AA	90,506	193	75	Oranjestad
Country: This division is the whole of the country, treated as a division for compatibility. HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision code. Population: 2000-10-14 census

Territorial extent: 

The country consists only of Aruba Island and islets immediately off its shore.