Tortola
Sign in to saveTortola () is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in Road Town. Mount Sage is its highest point at above sea level.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Tortola
- Islands.image_name
- Roadtown, Tortola.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Road Town, the largest settlement on Tortola, in 2006
- Islands.map
- British Virgin Islands#Caribbean
- Islands.map_caption
- The location of Tortola within the British Virgin Islands
- Islands.location
- Caribbean Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Virgin Islands
- Islands.demonym
- Tortolian
- Islands.area_km2
- 55.7
- Islands.length_km
- 19
- Islands.width_km
- 5
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Sage
- Islands.elevation_m
- 530
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- British Overseas Territory
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- British Virgin Islands
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Road Town
- Islands.country_largest_city_population
- 9,400
- Islands.population
- 23,491
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Tortola () is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in Road Town. Mount Sage is its highest point at above sea level.
Although the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are under the British flag, it uses the U.S. dollar as its official currency due to its proximity to and frequent trade with the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The island is home to many offshore companies that do business worldwide. Financial services are a major part of the country's economy.