Groot Kwartier is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean.

The plantation produced bananas, divi-divi and livestock, but was mainly known for its large fresh water supply.

In 1923, neighbourhoods were built on Groot Kwartier to house employees hired from other Caribbean islands.

[6] Emmastad was a segregated and gated community where blacks and coloureds were only allowed entry with a special pass.

[8] Emmastad is no longer segregated, and has become a popular neighbourhood for the middle class, however the older parts of Groot Kwartier are poorer.