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Margarita
Native name:
Isla de Margarita
Nickname: Pearl of the Caribbean
Margarita is located in Venezuela
Margarita
Margarita
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates10°59′13″N 63°56′08″W / 10.98694°N 63.93556°W / 10.98694; -63.93556[1]
Area1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Length78 km (48.5 mi)
Width20 km (12 mi)
Highest elevation920 m (3020 ft)
Highest pointCerro Grande (Cerro San Juan)
Administration
Venezuela
StateNueva Esparta
Largest settlementPorlamar (pop. 85,000)
Demographics
Population489,917 (2014)
Pop. density411.76/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 northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.

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