Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands

The islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina, literally the islands of Providence and Saint Catherine, is a municipality within the department of , on the northern coast of Providencia Island which has a population of 5,011 as of, and receives just 15,000 visitors per year.
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  • 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” and “Santa Isabel

Places of Interest

Highlights include Providencia and Santa Catalina Island.

is a Caribbean island, and a part of the San Andres and Archipelago. It is politically a part of Colombia, but is geographically closer to Nicaragua.

Island
is a small Colombian island in the . It belongs to the San Andrés y Providencia Department of Colombia and is the northernmost island politically part of .

Aerodrome
is an airport serving Providencia Island, . The airport is located in the north east side of the island, in the limits of the Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park. 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
Geo­Names ID
3671718
Wiki­data ID
Q3408299
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Providencia y Santa Catalina Islas (Colombia)
  • Asturian: Providencia y Santa Catalina Islas
  • Basque: Providencia eta Santa Catalina uharteak
  • Cebuano: Providencia
  • Dutch: Providencia en Santa Catalina-eilanden
  • Dutch: Providencia y Santa Catalina
  • French: Providencia y Santa Catalina
  • Galician: Providencia y Santa Catalina
  • Irish: Providencia
  • Spanish: Providencia y Santa Catalina Islas
  • Spanish: Providencia
  • Swedish: Providencia
  • Turkish: Providencia (Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina)
  • Turkish: Providencia (belediye)
  • Turkish: Providencia belediyesi
  • Turkish: Providencia y Santa Catalina
  • Turkish: Providencia, Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina
  • Turkish: Providencia
  • Providencia

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