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The bulk of the population originates from immigrants who came to the island since the colonial times, mainly of Bengali, Hindustani and Tamil backgrounds.
Ovid, on the other hand, supposes that the island was not uninhabited at the time of the birth of Aeacus, and states that, in the reign of Aeacus, Hera, jealous of Aegina, ravaged the island bearing the name of the latter by sending a plague or a fearful dragon into it, by which nearly all its inhabitants were carried off, and that Zeus restored the population by changing the ants into men.
There are over 30 Dayak sub-ethnic groups living in Borneo, making the population of this island one of the most varied of human social groups.
The island then was not the popular tourist destination it later became ; the author George Woodbury described it as " no city of homes ; it was a place of temporary sojourn and refreshment for a literally floating population ," continuing, " The only permanent residents were the piratical camp followers, the traders, and the hangers-on ; all others were transient.
Saumarez's convoy of prizes stopped first at Malta, where Saumarez provided assistance to a rebellion on the island among the Maltese population.
Introduction of pigs by guano miners at the beginning of the 20th century reduced the crab population on the island, which in turn allowed grassland to gradually cover about 80 percent of the land surface ( Sachet, 1962 ).
The local Indian population left their mark also on the language with some 400 Taíno terms and place-names of the island.
Cyprus: population growth 1961-2003 ( numbers for the entire island, excluding in recent years some 150, 000 Turkish immigrants residing in Northern Cyprus ).
Population density figures conceal a great disparity between the republic's most crowded island, Nzwani, which had a density of 470 persons per square kilometer in 1991 ; Ngazidja, which had a density of 250 persons per square kilometer in 1991 ; and Mwali, where the 1991 population density figure was 120 persons per square kilometer.
By comparison, estimates of the population density per square kilometer of the Indian Ocean's other island microstates ranged from 241 ( Seychelles ) to 690 ( Maldives ) in 1993.
A comprehensive Chinese-assisted treatment campaign has apparently eliminated malaria from the Comorian island of Moheli ( population 36, 000 ).
Crete is the most populous island in Greece with a population of more than 500, 000 people.
The Cook Islands was not the only island group visited by the traders, but Penrhyn Atoll was their first port of call and it has been estimated that three-quarters of the population was taken to Callao, Peru.
The January 2007 estimated population of the island was 281, 000, while the figure for the March 1999 census, when most of the studies – though not the linguistic survey work referenced in this article – were performed, was about 261, 000 ( see under Corsica ).
The 2001 population of 341, 000 speakers on the island given by Ethnologue exceeds either census.
As the population of the Maldives is separated across around 200 inhabited islands, there is a cable TV operator for nearly every island.
It is the fourth largest island in the Caribbean with a population of people mainly from African descent.
Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain some of its pre-Columbian populationthe Carib Indians — about 3, 000 of whom live on the island's east coast.
Home to a diverse population hailing from across the Japanese archipelago the island witnessed the birth of a unique culture with the drum at the center of it all.
The Greek island of Syros, whose population is divided almost equally between Catholics and Orthodox, is one of the few places where the two Churches share a common date for Easter, with the Catholics accepting the Orthodox date-a practice helping considerably in maintaining good relations between the two communities.
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) by BirdLife International because it supports a large and diverse population of breeding seabirds and other waterbirds.
An example of an introductory population model describes a closed population, such as on an island, where immigration and emigration does not take place.
In these island models, the rate of population change is described by:

population and swells
As domestic holidays have declined and Hayling's prominence as a traditional English seaside resort have followed in parallel, the population only swells by approximately 20 %- 25 % ( English Tourist Board estimate, 2001 ).
The town had a population of 2, 749 at the 2000 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer.
The daytime population of Salt Lake City proper swells to over 315, 000 people, not including tourists or students.
The island now boasts a year-round population of about 15, 000 people in six towns ; in summer, the population swells to 100, 000 residents, with more than 25, 000 additional short-term visitors coming and going on the ferries during the summer season.
During the harvest season, the population swells to over 15, 000 people due to the influx of migrant farm workers.
The weekend population swells to 78, 000 as neighbors from nearby communities take advantage of shopping, dining and entertainment.
During the winter, the population swells to around 14, 000 residents.
The population was 1, 719 at the 2010 census, although it swells during summer months to approximately 5, 000.
Saugatuck's primary source of revenue stems from tourism-though only 1, 000 individuals call Saugatuck their year-round home, the population of the town swells to nearly 3, 000 in the summer.
The population in the winter is under 200 permanent residents, but swells to over 5, 000 in the summer when the cabin dwellers are included.
The population was 4, 714 as of the 2000 census but a large business / industrial base swells the daytime population by thousands more.
The population swells considerably during the busy winter and summer seasons, due to the high number of hotel rooms and rental accommodations available.
As much as 80 % of Deal's population are Sephardi Jews, and the population swells to over 6, 000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews.
During the summer months, the population swells to many times the year-round level.
During the summer months, the population swells by thousands as people flood the beaches.
During the summer, the population swells from 15, 000 to 30, 000 as vacationers arrive for yachting and swimming.
The city's population swells to nearly 100, 000 people for the four day event, for which people travel across the country to camp and enjoy continuous and diverse music.
Moab's population swells temporarily in the spring and summer months with the arrival of numerous people employed seasonally in the outdoor recreation and tourism industries.
During the peak summer season the resort's population swells to around 200, 000 .< ref >< cite > The New English Riviera, The Mayor's Vision For A New Torbay, Torbay Council Publication, 2007 </ cite ></ ref >
Kragerø is popular among Norwegians ( as well as foreigners ) as a vacation destination during the summer, when the population swells considerably ( approx.
During the festival the population swells to 20, 000 people.

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