Culebra, Puerto Rico

Culebra, Puerto Rico
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): La Isla Chiquita (Little Island), Última Virgen (Last Virgin)
	Anthem: "Culebra Isla preciosa"
	Location of Culebra in Puerto Rico
	Coordinates: 18°19′01″N 65°17′24″W / 18.31694°N 65.29000°W
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Founded	October 27, 1880
Government
• Mayor	Iván Solís (PPD)
• Senatorial dist.	8 - Carolina
• Representative dist.	36
Area
• Total	11.6 sq mi (30.1 km2)
• Land	11 sq mi (28 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,818
• Density	160/sq mi (60/km2)
• Racial groups; (2000 Census)	60.6% White; 20.9% Black; 1.0% American Indian/AN; 1.1% Asian; 0.1% Native Hawaiian/Pi; 13.0% Some other race; 3.4% Two or more races
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Zip code	00775

Isla Culebra (IPA: [ku ˈle brə]) (Snake Island) is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located about seventeen miles east of the Puerto Rican mainland, twelve miles west of St. Thomas and nine miles north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra (Dewey) Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). The island is also known as Isla Chiquita (Little Island) and Ultima Virgen (Last Virgin). Residents of the island are known as Culebrenses.