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Isla de Mona e Islote Monito, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Isla de Mona e Islote Monito is an island-barrio of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The U.S. census of 2000 reports six housing units, but a population of zero. The barrio is made up of the islands of Mona and Monito. In 2010, there was a population of 5. This is the largest barrio of Mayagüez by area. The total land area of both islands in the barrio is about 56.93 km (Mona Island 56.783 km and nearby Monito Island 0.147 km), and it comprises 28.3 percent of the total land area of the municipality of Mayagüez. Desecheo Island, 49 km to the northeast, is part of Sabanetas barrio. The Mona Island Lighthouse is located in the barrio. Isla de Mona e Islote Monito is surrounded by the Mona Passage.