Paradera

Paradera
Town
A small wooden house in Paradera, Aruba.
Paradera Location of Paradera in Aruba
Coordinates: Coordinates: 12°32′00″N 070°00′00″W / 12.53333°N 70.00000°W / 12.53333; -70.00000
Sovereign state	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Country	Aruba
Population (2010)
• Total	2,486

Paradera is a small town 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. At the time of the 2010 census, Paradera proper had a population of 2,486. The Paradera census region had a population of 12,024.

St. Philomena's Church, a Roman Catholic church, dominates the skyline relative to the rest of the town's buildings.

At the time of the 2010 census, the following settlements were counted as a part of Paradera census region.

Until the 2010 census, previous census data listed the neighborhood of Bloemond in Paradera in place of the town, to distinguish the town from the census region.