General Information

Margarita Island emerges out of the warm water in the Caribbean Sea, with a surface of 1071 Km2, 315 Km. beautiful beaches, mountains, valleys and deserts. With an average annual temperature at 30 C and together with Coche and Cubagua Islands, they form the State of Nueva Esparta. This group of islands have a similar geological construction and are located at 38 Km from the north-east coast of Venezuela.

General Data



Geographical location
 Northwest of Venezuela. South America
latitude north 10º 51' 50" to 10º 11' 06"
longitude north 63º 46' 40" to 64º 24' 32"
Shore
 315 Kms
Population
 350.000 Aproximately
Time
 GMT -4 Hours (normal/summer).
Political system
 Democracy.
Capital
 La Asunción
Official language
 Spanish
Monetary unit
 Bolivars (Bs)
Main Economic Activities
 Tourism Free Port, Commercial fishery
Climate
 On average;  Air  30º C . Water  27º C. Humidity 70%  Rain 22 inches per year. Margarita is out of the hurricane belt..

    Location of Margarita Island related to Venezuela


    Other interesting data:

Hotels
187
Beaches
75
Castles
2
Forts
3

Natural Monuments
6
Religious Monuments
11
Museums
8




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