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Nickname: The Garden Isle | |
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 March 2003 satellite photo | |
 Location in Hawaiʻi | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 22°04′12″N 159°29′51″W / 22.07000°N 159.49750°W |
| Area | 562.3 sq mi (1,456 km2) |
| Area rank | 4th largest Hawaiian Island |
| Highest elevation | 5,243 ft (1598.1 m) |
| Highest point | Kawaikini |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Mokihana (Melicope anisata)[1] |
| Color | Poni (Purple) |
| Largest settlement | Kapaʻa |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Kauaian |
| Population | 73,298 (2020[2]) |
| Pop. density | 118/sq mi (45.6/km2) |
Kauaʻi (Hawaiian: [kɐwˈwɐʔi]), anglicized as Kauai[a] (English: /ˈkaʊaɪ/ KOW-eye[3] or /kɑːˈwɑː.iː/ kah-WAH-ee),[4] is one of the main Hawaiian Islands.
It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States.[5] Kauaʻi lies 73 miles (117 km) northwest of Oʻahu, across the Kauaʻi Channel. The island's 2020 population was 73,298.[6]
Styling itself the "Garden Isle", Kauaʻi is the site of Waimea Canyon State Park and Na Pali Coast State Park. It forms the bulk of Kauai County, which also includes the small nearby islands of Kaʻula, Lehua, and Niʻihau.
- ^ "Mokihana". Native Hawaiian Plants. Kapiʻolani Community College. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Kauai County, Hawaii". United States Census Bureau. April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Kauai". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ "Kauai". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ "Table 5.08 – Land Area of Islands: 2000" (PDF). 2004 State of Hawaii Data Book. State of Hawaii. 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
- ^ Census Tracts 401 through 409, Kauaʻi County United States Census Bureau
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