Groot Kwartier

Groot Kwartier
Emmastad
Neighbourhood
Church in Emmastad (1940s)
Groot Kwartier
Location in Curaçao
Coordinates: 12°08′11″N 68°54′50″W / 12.1365°N 68.9138°W / 12.1365; -68.9138
StateKingdom of the Netherlands
CountryCuraçao
CityWillemstad
Area
  Total
2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
2,611
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)

Groot Kwartier is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. It is better known as Emmastad, a villa ward built by Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Emmastad is officially part of Groot Kwartier.