Santa Cruz del Islote

Santa Cruz del Islote
Native name:
Santa Cruz del Islote
Map
Geography
LocationSan Bernardo Archipelago
Coordinates9°47′9″N 75°51′33″W / 9.78583°N 75.85917°W / 9.78583; -75.85917
Area1.2 ha (3.0 acres)
Length200 m (700 ft)
Width120 m (390 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population816[1]

Santa Cruz del Islote (Spanish for: Santa Cruz of the Islet or Holy Cross of the Islet) is an artificial island located off the coast of Bolívar Department in Colombia, close to Tolú and Coveñas.[2][3][4] It is a part of the Archipelago of San Bernardo.[4] Its large population for its size has given it notoriety for supposedly being the most densely populated island on earth;[5] however, estimates of its population vary greatly.

  1. ^ "El pequeño Manhattan del Caribe". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. ^ "Sin médico, agua ni luz enfrenta el COVID-19 una de las islas más pobladas del planeta: está en Bolívar". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  3. ^ "Mintic activa Zona Digital Rural en Santa Cruz del Islote". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BOMACR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wells, Miriam; Jack, Hunter (January 5, 2013), "How people live on the most crowded island on Earth", Toronto Star