 The town of Molat | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 44°13′52″N 14°50′28″E / 44.231°N 14.841°E |
| Area | 22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Croatia | |
| County | Zadar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 197 (2011[1][2]) |
| Pop. density | 8.63/km2 (22.35/sq mi) |
Molat (pronounced [mɔ̌lat]; Italian: Melada) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It lies near Zadar, southeast of Ist, separated by the Zapuntel Strait. It has an area of 22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi).[2][3]
The settlements on the island are Molat (population 107), Zapuntel (pop. 42), and Brgulje (pop. 48),[1] and they are located in the interior of the island, with only smaller hamlets on the seaside. The main industries on the island are agriculture, sheep breeding, fishing, and tourism.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Town Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ a b Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 45. ISSN 1333-3305. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1:25 000" (PDF). Geoadria. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Molat on ldnbglobal.com". Archived from the original on 2003-11-24. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
- ^ "Molat". General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (in Croatian). Vol. 5. Zagreb: Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute. 1979.