<P> Isla Culebra ( Spanish pronunciation : ( kuˈleβɾa ) , Snake Island ) is an island - municipality of Puerto Rico and geographically part of the Virgin Islands . It is located approximately 17 miles ( 27 km ) east of the Puerto Rican mainland , 12 miles ( 19 km ) west of St. Thomas and 9 miles ( 14 km ) north of Vieques . Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo ( Dewey ) , the downtown area and the administrative center of the city . Residents of the island are known as Culebrenses . With a population of 1,818 as of the latest census , it is Puerto Rico 's least populous municipality . </P>
<P> Isla Culebra ( Spanish pronunciation : ( kuˈleβɾa ) , Snake Island ) is an island - municipality of Puerto Rico and geographically part of the Virgin Islands . It is located approximately 17 miles ( 27 km ) east of the Puerto Rican mainland , 12 miles ( 19 km ) west of St. Thomas and 9 miles ( 14 km ) north of Vieques . Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo ( Dewey ) , the downtown area and the administrative center of the city . Residents of the island are known as Culebrenses . With a population of 1,818 as of the latest census , it is Puerto Rico 's least populous municipality . </P>
where in the caribbean is culebra island located
where in the caribbean is culebra island located
approximately 17 miles ( 27 km ) east of the Puerto Rican mainland , 12 miles ( 19 km ) west of St. Thomas and 9 miles ( 14 km ) north of Vieques
approximately 17 miles ( 27 km ) east of the Puerto Rican mainland , 12 miles ( 19 km ) west of St. Thomas and 9 miles ( 14 km ) north of Vieques