Pag (island)

Pag
Satellite image of Pag island
Pag (island) is located in Croatia
Pag (island)
Map
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates44°29′N 14°58′E / 44.483°N 14.967°E / 44.483; 14.967
Archipelagonorth-Dalmatian
Area284.56 km2 (109.87 sq mi)[1][2]
Length58.25 km (36.195 mi)[2]
Width2–10 km (1.2–6.2 mi)[3]
Coastline269.2 km (167.27 mi)[1]
Highest elevation349 m (1145 ft)[1]
Highest pointSveti Vid[4]
Administration
CountiesLika-Senj; Zadar
Largest settlementPag (pop. 3,846)
Demographics
Population9,059 (2011)
Pop. density26.13/km2 (67.68/sq mi)

Pag (pronounced [pâːɡ]; Latin: Pagus, Italian: Pago, German: Baag) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea. It is the fifth-largest island of the Croatian coast and the one with the longest coastline.[3]

In the 2011 census, the population of the island was 9,059.[1] There are two towns on the island, Pag and Novalja, as well as many smaller villages and tourist places. Pag is the only Croatian island that is administratively divided between two counties. Its northern part belongs to Lika-Senj County, while the central and southern parts belong to Zadar County.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Faričić 2003, p. 47.
  3. ^ a b c Lončar 2009, p. 5.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HPS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).