At a glance
Location: Margarita Island is located in the Caribbean Sea off northeast of Venezuela's mainland, and it is the largest island of the Insular State of Nueva Esparta along with Coche and Cubagua Islands.
Climate: The weather is mainly tropical with dry and rainy seasons. The rainy season happens together approximately with winter in Europe, and the drier and hotter coincides with summer. The rainy season takes place from November until March. Nevertheless, precipitation falls may occur between July and September caused by trash of the tail of hurricanes and tropical storms that have their formation in the Caribbean Sea. On the other hand, it rains mainly at night or early in the morning. There is always a chance for going to the beach and taking sun. Temperature varies from 24 C to 37 C.
Official Language: Spanish
Population: around 422,000 inhabitants
Electricity voltage: 110 Volt
Time Zone: GMT - 4.30
Area: 1071 Square Kilometers
Holidays: January 1st (New Year's Day), Carnival Monday (February), March 26th (Founding of Porlamar), April 19th (Beginning of the Independence Movement), May 1st (Labour Day), July 24th (Birth of Simon Bolivar), July 31st (Battle of Matasiete), August 8th (Battle of Juan Griego), September 8th (Virgen del Valle Day), October 12th (Day of Indigenous Resistence), December 25th (Christmas Eve).
Religion: mostly Roman Catholic