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San Nicolas
Aruba
Also known as: Sint Nicolaas
San Nicolas, town, southeastern end of the island of Aruba, West Indies, in the southern Caribbean Sea.
Its deepwater port, with facilities for cargo handling and fuel bunkering, serves a nearby oil refinery. Near San Nicolas is the coastal village of Sabaneta, which, under the name Commandeursbaai, was the capital of Aruba until 1797. Pop. (2000) 15,848; (2010) 15,284.
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