Westpunt
Sign in to saveWestpunt is a region indicating the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is located within the district of Bandabou. A flag marks the most westerly point of the island off Cliff Villa Peninsula one kilometre north of the town of Sabana Westpunt.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Westpunt
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Westpunt Pelican.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A pelican on Westpunt Beach
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Curaçao
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Curaçao
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Curaçao
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bandabou
- Settlement.blank_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Curaçao
- Located in
- Curaçao
- Image
- Westpunt Pelican.jpg
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Westpunt is a region indicating the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. It is located within the district of Bandabou. A flag marks the most westerly point of the island off Cliff Villa Peninsula one kilometre north of the town of Sabana Westpunt.
==History== Westpunt first appeared on maps of the Dutch West Indies Company around 1700. In 1849, land was donated to the Catholic Church by plantation Savonet to build a church and school. The church was finished in 1853.