Tanki Leendert is a town in

Noord Noord () is a town and region in Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands). This town is known for its low rise and high rise hotels, restaurants, beaches, malls, the California Lighthouse, and other places of attraction. Places of interes ...

on the island of

Aruba Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná Peninsula, Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. In 19 ...

. The parish of Tanki Leendert has been split from Noord since 1968.

History

Tanki is

Papiamento Papiamento () or Papiamentu (; ) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao ( ABC Islands). The language, spelled in Aruba and in Bonaire and ...

for "

pond A pond is a small, still, land-based body of water formed by pooling inside a depression (geology), depression, either naturally or artificiality, artificially. A pond is smaller than a lake and there are no official criteria distinguishing ...

", and Leendert is a common surname. An

Amerindian In the Americas, Indigenous peoples comprise the two continents' pre-Columbian inhabitants, as well as the ethnic groups that identify with them in the 15th century, as well as the ethnic groups that identify with the pre-Columbian population of ...

village has been discovered near the town measuring 450 by 400 metres. It is one of the four known Amerindian settlements on Aruba. European pottery, pipes and bottles from the 18th century have also been discovered on the same site, suggesting a later resettlement. In the 20th century, Noord became the centre for the tourism industry and site of large scale hotel construction which has resulted in Tanki Leendert,

Paradera Paradera is a small town and census region near the northeast end of the island of Aruba. The census region Paradera encompasses the town of Paradera as well as nearby settlements and neighborhoods within Paradera, including Ayo, Bloemond, Piedra ...

and Tanki Flip merging into a near continuous urban area. In 1968, the parish of Tanki Leendert was split of Noord, and the Monte Calvario Church was inaugurated. The Museum of Antiquities Aruba is located in Tanki Leendert.

Sports

The local football team is

SV Juventud Tanki Leendert Sport Vereniging Juventud Tanki Leendert (''English:Sports Club''), known as Juventud TL or JTL, is an Aruban football (soccer), football club based in Tanki Leendert, which currently plays in Aruban Division Uno, Division Uno, the second tier of ...

who play in the

Aruban Division Uno The Aruban Division Uno (''English: Aruban First Division'') is the second tier of football in Aruba. Since 2022-23 season, the top 4 team in each group of the league will enter the promotion/relegation playoff along with the bottom 4 team from t ...

References

Noord Populated places in Aruba {{Aruba-geo-stub