page_title: Bonaire
section_title: Settlements
hierarchical_section_title: Bonaire / Settlements
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bonaire, Blick zur Ortschaft Rincon
context_page_description: Bonaire is an island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is Kralendijk, near the ocean on the lee side of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC islands, 80 km off the coast of Venezuela. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, the ABC islands lie outside Hurricane Alley. The islands have an arid climate that attracts visitors seeking warm, sunny weather all year round. Bonaire is a popular snorkeling and scuba diving destination because of its multiple shore diving sites and easy access to the island's fringing reefs.
  As of 1 January 2019, the island's population totaled 20,104 permanent residents, an increase of about 1,200 since 2015. The island's total land area is 288 square kilometres; it is 38.6 kilometres long from north to south, and ranges from 4.8–8 kilometres wide from east to west. A short 0.80 kilometres west of Bonaire across the sea is the uninhabited islet Klein Bonaire with a total land area of 6 square kilometres. Klein Bonaire has low-growing vegetation including cactus, with few palm trees near the water and is bordered by white sandy beaches and a fringing reef.
context_section_description: The two towns on the island are Kralendijk (the capital) and Rincon.
  Kralendijk has many suburbs/ neighbourhoods, although on an island with such a small population, the distinction is not always clearcut. Kralendijk's suburbs/ neighbourhoods include:
  Antriol
  Belnem
  Bona Bista
  Hato
  Lima
  Noord Salina
  Nikiboko
  Republiek
  Sabadeco
  Sabana
  Santa Barbara
  Tera Cora
  Other smaller settlements include:
  Fontein
  Lagoen
  Sorobon
  Spelonk
  Wanapa
  Labra, Ishiri, Kokorobi, Jan Doran, Vlijt, Rigot, Porto Spano and Kunchi were several smaller towns that had existed in the national park but were later abandoned.
caption: St. Louis Bertrand Church in Rincon
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