Kralendijk
Capital of Caribbean Netherlands: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
BONAIRE-kralendijk-hafen-2: Bgabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kralendijk is the capital of Caribbean Netherlands, in Bonaire. About 10,620 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Caribbean Netherlands in our atlas.
It lies at 12.15° N, 68.27° W, about 4 m (13 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Kralendijk time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kralendijk. Green dots: other major cities of Caribbean Netherlands. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kralendijk has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 26°C (78°F). Around 541 mm (21 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Caribbean NetherlandsNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3513563 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q331584 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- BONAIRE-kralendijk-hafen-2: Bgabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kralendijk Stadium: Username: roger4336 Name: [1], from Flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
