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About Hvar
Hvar Island is administratively part of the Split-Dalmatia County in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is separated from the island of Brac by the Hvar Channel (Hvarski kanal), from Vis by the Vis Channel, from Korcula by the Korcula Channel, from Peljesac by the Neretva Channel, while the east cape of the island is located just three nautical miles (6 km) away from the mainland. Along the southern coast of the island there are several smaller islands, notably the Paklenski Otoci in the west and the Scedro island in the south.
It covers 112 square miles (290 km2) with fruit growing, olives, lavender and fishing being the main occupations. As of 1991 the estimated population was around 11,400.
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the town of Stari Grad, located on the north part of the island (population 2,817 in 2001), the site of one of the first human settlements on the Adriatic islands during the Antiquity Stari Grad is the main sea port on the island; most visitors arrive here via car ferries from Split.
Jelsa is a town in the central-northern part of the island (population 3,672 in 2001)
Sucuraj is a picturesque small town (more than 2,300 years old) on the east cape of the island Hvar in Croatia. The population of 400 people exists by tourism and fishing. Thanks to the very mild climate and beautiful countryside, many tourists come to Sucuraj. The town is the official centre of the east part of the island.
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