Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands
Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands is a municipality within the Colombian department of San Andrés and Providencia, consisting of Providencia Island, Santa Catalina Island, and several uninhabited cayes to the North and East, with a population of 5,011 as of.- Type: municipality of Colombia with 4,930 residents
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina
- Also known as: “Providencia”, “Providencia (Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina)”, “Providencia (belediye)”, “Providencia belediyesi”, “Providencia y Santa Catalina Islas (Colombia)”, “Providencia, Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina”, and “Santa Isabel”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Providencia and Santa Catalina Island.
Providencia
Providencia is a Caribbean island, and a part of the San Andres and Providencia Archipelago.Santa Catalina Island
Island
Santa Catalina Island is a small Colombian island in the Caribbean Sea.
El Embrujo Airport
Aerodrome
El Embrujo Airport is an airport serving Providencia Island, Colombia. El Embrujo Airport is situated 3½ km southeast of Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands.
Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands
Latitude
13.3848° or 13° 23′ 5″ north
Longitude
-81.3747° or 81° 22′ 29″ west
Population
4,930
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
765W9JMG+W4
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Providencia y Santa Catalina Islas”
- Basque: “Providencia eta Santa Catalina uharteak”
- Cebuano: “Providencia”
- Dutch: “Providencia en Santa Catalina-eilanden”
- French: “Providencia y Santa Catalina”
- Galician: “Providencia y Santa Catalina”
- Irish: “Providencia”
- Spanish: “Providencia y Santa Catalina Islas”
- Spanish: “Providencia”
- Swedish: “Providencia”
- Turkish: “Providencia”
- Urdu: “پروودینسیا اور سانتا کاتالینا جزائر”
- “Providencia”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Santa Isabel and San Juan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cabeza Morgan and Lawrance Reef.
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