The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Oranjestad
(ôrän´jstät´´) (KEY) , town and port (1991 pop. 20,045), capital and administrative center of Aruba, in the Lesser Antilles. Oranjestad is a tourist destination with hotels and fine beaches; most of the islands population is concentrated here. A historical and archaelogical museum are here.