Key facts
- Location
- Adriatic Sea
- Area
- 86.115 km (33.249 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 408 m (1339 ft)
- Highest point
- Kamenjak
- County
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar
- Largest settlement
- Palit (pop. 1,580)
- Population
- 7,161 (2021)
- Pop density
- 83.156/km (215.373/sq mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Rab ( Croatian: [ɾâːb]) is an island in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
The island is 22 km (14 mi) long, has an area of 93.6 km (36 sq mi) and 7,161 inhabitants (2021). The main settlement on the island is the eponymous town of Rab, although the neighboring village of Palit has the biggest population. The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 m. The northeastern side of the island is mostly barren, karst, while the southwestern side is covered by one of the last oak forests of the Mediterranean.