Margarita Island

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Margarita

Native name: Isla de Margarita Nickname: Pearl of the Caribbean
Margarita
Geography
Location	Caribbean Sea
Coordinates	10°59′13″N 63°56′08″W / 10.98694°N 63.93556°W / 10.98694; -63.93556[1]
Area	1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Length	78 km (48.5 mi)
Width	20 km (12 mi)
Highest elevation	920 m (3020 ft)
Highest point	Cerro Grande (Cerro San Juan)
Administration
Venezuela
State	Nueva Esparta
Largest settlement	Porlamar (pop. 85,000)
Demographics
Population	489,917 (2014)[2]
Pop. density	411.76/km2 (1066.45/sq mi)

Margarita Island (Isla de Margarita, Spanish pronunciation: [maɾɣaˈɾita]) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the north west coast of the country, in the Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.