Groot Kwartier
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)Groot Kwartier
Emmastad | ||
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Neighbourhood | ||
Country Curaçao | | |
City | Willemstad | |
Area | ||
• Total | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)[2] | ||
• Total | 2,611 | |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Groot Kwartier is a neighbourhood of
Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Emmastad is officially part of Groot Kwartier.[3]
History
Groot Kwartier started as a plantation in 1694. The plantation produced bananas,
Royal Dutch Shell. Initially the grounds were used as a harbour. In 1923, neighbourhoods were built on Groot Kwartier to house employees hired from other Caribbean islands. In 1929, the area owned by Shell was renamed Emmastad.[5]
Between 1945 and 1955, Emmastad was enlarged with residential neighbourhoods for the Dutch employees of Royal Dutch Shell.[6] The houses constructed during that period, were luxurious free standing villas.[6] Emmastad was a segregated and gated community where blacks and coloureds were only allowed entry with a special pass.[7] In the 1960s, Shell started selling the houses.[8] Emmastad is no longer segregated, and has become a popular neighbourhood for the middle class, however the older parts of Groot Kwartier are poorer.[9]
References
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Kwartier 2011, p. 12.
- ^ "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Kwartier 2011, p. 8.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Kwartier 2011, p. 10.
- ^ "Olie als water". Curaçao Maritime (in Dutch). pp. 1–2.
- ^ a b "Ontwikkeling huisvesting op Curaçao door Shell". National Archive of Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ISBN 90 234 3282 7.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera (2011). "Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch). p. 13. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Groot Kwartier 2011, p. 11.
Bibliography
- Buurtprofiel Groot Kwartier (2011). "Buurtprofiel Groot Kwartier" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch).
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