Vrgada
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic sea |
| Coordinates | 43°51′08″N 15°30′08″E / 43.852231°N 15.50231°ECoordinates: 43°51′08″N 15°30′08″E / 43.852231°N 15.50231°E |
| Area | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Country | |
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Croatia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 249 [1] |
Vrgada is an island off the coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. It is located halfway between Zadar and Šibenik, in the archipelago northwest of Murter and south of Biograd na moru, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) from the mainland.[2] It has area of 3.7 square kilometres (1 square mile).[3][4] and population of 242.[5] The only settlement on the island is also named Vrgada[6] and is surrounded with pine forest.[4][7] Main industries are agriculture and fishing.[4] On northeast coast, there are several small coves.[4]
References
- ↑ Croatian population census 2011.
- ↑ Vrgada on pakostane.hr
- ↑ 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 (Zadar) 9 (1): 5–32. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 First Croatian online peljar
- ↑ Statistical yearbook for 2006 of Central bureau of statistics of Republic of Croatia
- ↑ http://www.dzs.hr/hrv/censuses/census2001/Popis/H01_01_03/h01_01_03_zup13-3174.html
- ↑ Vrgada on pakostane.info
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