Coordinates: 20.0666667° N 72.8166667° W

Tortuga Île de la Tortue
Tortuga seen from space
Nickname: Turtle Island
A map of Haiti with Île de la Tortue to the north.
Coordinates: 20°4′0″N 72°49′0″W / 20.06667, -72.81667
Country	Haiti
Department	Nord-Ouest
Arrondissement	Port-de-Paix
Commune	Île de la Tortue
Discovered	1494
Settled	1625
Area
- Island	180 km²  (69 sq mi)
Population (1982)
- Island	22,080
- Density	123/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	-5 (UTC)
- Summer (DST)	-4 (UTC)

Tortuga (Île de la Tortue in French) is a Caribbean island that forms part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Hispaniola. It constitutes the commune of Île de la Tortue in the Port-de-Paix arrondissement of the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti. The island covers an area of 180 km² (69 mi²) and its population was 22,080 in 1982 (Britannica online 2006). Its name in both Spanish (Isla Tortuga) and French means "Turtle Island" or "Tortoise Island", and it is sometimes called that in English. In the 17th century, it was a major center of Caribbean piracy. Its tourist industry and reference in many works has made it one of the most recognized regions of Haiti.

Tortuga Pictures