Utila

Utila
Typical road near the Munchies Restaurant, a historic building
Utila
Utila
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates16°06′N 86°56′W / 16.100°N 86.933°W / 16.100; -86.933
ArchipelagoBay Islands
Area45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Highest elevation74 m (243 ft)
Administration
DepartmentIslas de la Bahía
Demographics
Population5215 (2023 estimate)
Isla de Utila Lighthouse
Foundationpiles
Constructionconcrete mast
Height15 m (49 ft) 
Shapesquare prism mast
Markingsred mast with horizontal white band
Power sourcesolar power 
Focal height15 m (49 ft) 
Range4 nmi (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) 
CharacteristicF W 
Official nameSistema de Humedales de la Isla de Utila
Designated2 February 2013
Reference no.2134

Utila (Spanish: Isla de Utila) is the smallest of Honduras' major Bay Islands, after Roatán and Guanaja, in a region that marks the south end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second-largest in the world. It has been documented in history since Columbus' fourth voyage.