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Map of the Croatian islands in the Adriatic Sea

This is a list of inhabited islands of Croatia, ordered by number of residents as of March 31, 2001. In the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, there are 698 islands, 389 islets and 78 reefs,[1] which makes the Croatian archipelago the largest in the Adriatic Sea, and second largest in the Mediterranean Sea (the Greek archipelago being the largest).[2]

Of the 698 islands, only 47 are inhabited in the sense that at least one person resides on that island. Some sources indicate that Croatia has 66 inhabited islands,[3] which is the number of islands that have a settlement on them,[1] but 19 of these islands have lost all of their permanent population as a result of the population decline occurring throughout the Croatian islands due to insufficient economic activity.[4]

The islands of Croatia have been populated since the times of Ancient Greece (for example, Hvar was already populated between 3500 BC and 2500 BC,[5] Dionysius I of Syracuse founded a colony on Hvar and Vis in the 4th century BC[6]). The combined island population reached its peak in 1921, at 173,503 inhabitants, and went into steady decline in the following decades, dropping to pre-1850s level by 1981.[7] The depopulation trend was reversed only in the 1990s, with the 2001 census registering a population of 121,606, up from 110,953 in 1991.[1]

The main industries on the islands are agriculture (primarily viticulture and olive growing), fishing and tourism. The local economy is relatively underdeveloped while the cost of living is 10 to 30% higher than on the mainland,[7] so the Croatian government provides various kinds of support and protection through its Islands Act (Croatian: Zakon o otocima) to stimulate the economy of the islands, including charging no tolls on bridges, and providing cheaper or free ferry tickets for islanders.[8]

Islands

Population density legend
  0–10 persons per km2
  10–50 persons per km2
  50–100 persons per km2
  100–150 persons per km2
  >150 persons per km2
The harbour of Hvar town, on the island of Hvar
A beach on the island of Brač
The Kornati archipelago
A forest on the island of Mljet
Historic town center of Rab, on the island of Rab
A vineyard on island of Vis
Summer on the island of Krapanj
# Island Population[1] Area[1]
(km2) 		Highest point[1]
(metres) 		Population
density
(persons per
km2)
1 Krk 17,860 405.78 568 44.0
2 Korčula 16,182 276.03 569 58.6
3 Brač 14,031 394.57 780 35.6
4 Hvar 11,103 299.66 628 37.1
5 Rab 9,480 90.84 410 104.4
6 Pag 8,398 284.56 349 29.5
7 Lošinj 7,771 74.68 589 104.1
8 Ugljan 6,182 50.21 286 123.1
9 Murter 5,060 18.60 125 272.0
10 Čiovo 4,455 28.80 217 154.7
11 Vis 3,617 90.26 587 40.1
12 Cres 3,184 405.78 639 7.8
13 Pašman 2,711 63.34 272 42.8
14 Dugi otok 1,772 114.44 337 15.5
15 Vir 1,608 22.38 112 71.9
16 Šolta 1,479 58.98 236 25.1
17 Mljet 1,111 100.41 513 11.1
18 Lastovo 835 46.87 415 17.8
19 Iž 557 17.59 168 31.7
20 Prvić 453 2.37 75 191.1
21 Šipan 436 15.81 224 27.6
22 Koločep 294 2.4[9] 125[9] 122.5
23 Zlarin 276 8.19 169 33.7
24 Lopud 269 4.63[10] 216[10] 58.1
25 Silba 265 14.98 83 17.7
26 Vrgada 242 3.7[11] 115[11] 65.4
27 Krapanj 237 0.36[12] 1.5[12] 658.3
28 Molat 207 22.82 148 9.1
29 Ist 202 9.7[13] 174[13] 20.8
30 Susak 188 3.8[14] 98[14] 49.5
31 Drvenik Veliki 168 12.07 178 13.9
32 Olib 147 26.09 74 5.6
33 Kaprije 143 6.97 132 20.5
34 Žirje 124 15.06 134 8.2
35 Ilovik 104 5.2[15] 92[15] 20.0
36 Rava 98 3.6[16] 98[16] 27.2
37 Unije 90 16.92 132 5.3
38 Premuda 58 9.25 88 6.3
39 Drvenik Mali 54 3.3[17] 79[17] 16.4
40 Sestrunj 48 11.1[18] 185[18] 4.3
41 Zverinac 48 4.2[19] 111[19] 11.4
42 Rivanj 22 4.4[20] 112[20] 5.0
43 Biševo 19 5.8[21] 239[21] 3.3
44 Male Srakane 9 0.61[22] 40[23] 14.8
45 Vele Srakane 8 1.15[24] 59[24] 5.3
46 Kornat 7 32.30 237 0.2
47 Sveti Andrija 1 0.14[25] not available 7.1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Croatian Bureau of Statistics (2005). "Geographical and meteorological data" (PDF). Statistical yearbook for 2005. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 43. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  2. ^ Faričić, Josip (23 February 2006). "Hrvatski pseudo-otoci". geografija.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  3. ^ Žubrinić, Darko (1995). "Generalities and basic facts about CROATIA". www.hr. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  4. ^ Treglav, Bojan (1 September 2006). "Za otoke milijardu kuna godišnje!" (PDF). Vjesnik (in Croatian). VJESNIK d.d. p. 2. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  5. ^ "Povijest". hvar.hr (in Croatian). 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  6. ^ Hazel, John (2000). Who's who in the Greek world. Routledge. p. 86. ISBN 0-415-12497-2.
  7. ^ a b Ministry of Development and Reconstruction (February 1997). "National island development programme" (PDF). Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  8. ^ "The Islands Act (Refined Text)" (PDF). Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  9. ^ a b "Koločep :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  10. ^ a b "Otok Lopud, Dubrovnik" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  11. ^ a b "Vrgada :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  12. ^ a b "The Brodarica - Krapanj Tourist Board". Archived from the original on 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  13. ^ a b "Ist :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  14. ^ a b "Susak :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  15. ^ a b "Ilovik :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  16. ^ a b "Rava :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  17. ^ a b "Drvenik Mali :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  18. ^ a b "Sestrunj :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  19. ^ a b "Zverinac :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  20. ^ a b "Rivanj :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  21. ^ a b "Biševo :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  22. ^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (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. Retrieved 2010-02-12. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  23. ^ "Cave Srakane". DCS Lošinj. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  24. ^ a b "Vele Srakane :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.
  25. ^ "Sveti Andrija :: peljar.cvs.hr" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2006-10-02.

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