Margarita Island (Colombia)

Margarita Island
Margarita Island is located in Bolívar Department
Margarita Island
Margarita Island
Margarita Island is located in Colombia
Margarita Island
Margarita Island
Geography
LocationMagdalena River
Coordinates9°5′2″N 74°30′0″W / 9.08389°N 74.50000°W / 9.08389; -74.50000
Area2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Administration
DepartmentBolívar Department
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Margarita Island (Spanish: Isla Margarita), also called Mompox Island (Spanish: Isla Mompox[1]), is an inland river island in the Magdalena River, near Mompos town of interior Colombia. It is located in the Bolivar Department, on the border with the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. With an area of 2100 to 2200 km2,[citation needed] it is the largest island in Colombia and the fourth largest river island in the world after the islands of Marajo, Bananal and Tupinambarana (all in Brazil). It had a population of 117,210 in 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "Río Grande de la Magdalena - Colección Ecológica del Banco". Retrieved 14 February 2016
  2. ^ "Ausführlicher Bericht zur wirtschaftlichen und finanziellen Lage auf der Insel (auf Spanisch)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.