Claim: Dugi Otok, Croatian for "Long Island", had a large increase in population beginning in the 1600s.
Evidence: Dugi Otok (pronounced [dûɡiː ǒtok; Croatian for "Long Island", Italian: Isola Lunga) is the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. 1563 1978 2146 2023 2173 2534 2628 3164 3730 3858 4582 4211 4670 TOTAL Base Index 100.0 116.6 120.9 145.6 171.6 177.5 210.9 193.8 214.9