![]() Typical road near the Munchies Restaurant, a historic building | |
Geography | |
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Location | Caribbean Sea |
Coordinates | 16°06′N 86°56′W / 16.100°N 86.933°W |
Archipelago | Bay Islands |
Area | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
Administration | |
Department | Islas de la Bahía |
Demographics | |
Population | 4160 (2015) |
Isla de Utila Lighthouse | |
Foundation | piles |
Construction | concrete mast |
Height | 15 m (49 ft) ![]() |
Shape | square prism mast[1][2] |
Markings | red mast with horizontal white band |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Focal height | 15 m (49 ft) ![]() |
Range | 4 nmi (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | F W ![]() |
Official name | Sistema de Humedales de la Isla de Utila |
Designated | 2 February 2013 |
Reference no. | 2134[3] |
Utila (Spanish: Isla de Utila) is the smallest of Honduras' major Bay Islands, after Roatán and Guanaja, in a region that marks the south end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second-largest in the world. It has been documented in history since Columbus' fourth voyage.