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In 1959, approximately 1,000 to 2,000 people called the islands their home. In 1972 a census in the archipelago recorded a population of 3,488. By the 1980s, this number had risen to more than 15,000 people, and in 2010 there were 25,124 people in the Galápagos. 2021 projected population was 40,685. [71]
The Galapagos has been counted annually since 1961 by the Galápagos ... main population centres at Île des ... This page was last edited on 18 July 2024, ...
Scientists have also suggested the release of natural enemies to control population growth amongst the invasive species. [6] In 2024, the Galápagos National Park Directorate and the Galápagos Conservancy successfully rehabilitated 136 Galápagos tortoises on the Island of Isabela.
Their mean population size from the years 1993-2003 was an average of 1,500. [16] In 2003 there were an estimated 1,351 penguins [22] and as of 2018 there are around 1,200 mature penguins left. The Galapagos penguin is currently one of the rarest penguin species, [23] next to another penguin species, the yellow-eyed penguin.
A fictionalized film by director Ron Howard starring Jude Law, Sydney Sweeney, and Ana de Armas premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2024. [ 18 ] Asilo de la Paz , located in the highlands of Floreana Island, was the site of the island's first human settlement [ 19 ] and is now among its most popular tourist attractions.
Captive Galapagos tortoises can live up to 177 years. [4] For example, a captive individual, Harriet, lived for at least 175 years. Spanish explorers, who discovered the islands in the 16th century, named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning "tortoise". [5] Galápagos tortoises are native to seven of the Galápagos Islands.
2024 [1] Fernandina Island ( Spanish : Isla Fernandina ) is the youngest and third largest island in the Galapagos , as well as the furthest west. It has an area of 642 km 2 (248 sq mi) and a height of 1,476 m (4,843 ft), with a summit caldera about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) wide.
Isabela Island (Spanish: Isla Isabela) is the largest of the Galápagos Islands, with an area of 4,586 km 2 (1,771 sq mi) and a length of 100 km (62 mi). By itself, it is larger than all the other islands in the chain combined, and it has a little under 2,000 permanent inhabitants.