Koločep
Sign in to saveKoločep (; locally known as Kalamota () from ) is one of the three inhabited Elaphiti Islands situated near the city of Dubrovnik with an area of . Koločep is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia. According to the 2021 census, its population was 231. In the 2011 census, the population of the island was 163.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Koločep
- Islands.local_name
- Kalamota
- Islands.image_name
- Calamotta.JPG
- Islands.image_size
- 260px
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Islands.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Islands.map_image
- Croatia_-_Elafit_Islands_-_Kolocep.PNG
- Islands.location
- Adriatic Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Elaphiti Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 2.44
- Islands.coastline_km
- 12.9
- Islands.elevation_m
- 125
- Islands.highest_mount
- Križ
- Islands.country
- Croatia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Dubrovnik-Neretva
- Islands.population
- 231
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2021
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- Location and access
- Population and transportation
- Climate and vegetation
- History
- Dubrovnik Čilipi approach
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- Name
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Koločep (; locally known as Kalamota () from ) is one of the three inhabited Elaphiti Islands situated near the city of Dubrovnik with an area of . Koločep is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia. According to the 2021 census, its population was 231. In the 2011 census, the population of the island was 163.
== Location and access == The island of Koločep lies at a distance of from the closest point on the mainland and about the same distance from the peninsula of Lapad, further east towards the city of Dubrovnik itself. The port of Dubrovnik (Gruž) is situated at the base of a bay on the other side of Lapad, requiring a journey by boat to the island. The island can be reached by regular ferry service Jadrolinija – the "Postira" and "Premuda" services connect the Elaphiti Islands several times throughout the day. It is a 20-minute boat ride from one port to the other (Dubrovnik–Koločep) by ferry, or 10 minutes by water taxi.