Geography | |
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Location | Magdalena River |
Coordinates | 9°5′2″N 74°30′0″W / 9.08389°N 74.50000°W |
Area | 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Department | Bolívar Department |
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]