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municipality of Providencia (which includes the smaller Santa Catalina Island
lying to the north of Providencia Island, as well as several uninhabitedcayesto the North and East) had a
population of 5,011 at the 2007 official estimates, and receives just 15,000
visitors per year. The island is one of Colombia's top scuba diving
destinations, with a 32 km long barrier reef protecting the Eastern coast
of the island (see photo to the right)
