Antigua, also known as
Wadadli, is an
island in the
West Indies, in the
Leeward Islands in the
Caribbean region, the main island of the country of
Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in
Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la Antigua — St. Mary of the Old Cathedral.
The name Wadadli,
comes from the original Amerindian inhabitants, and means approximately "our own". The island's
circumference is roughly 87 km and its
area 281 km2. Its
population was 80,161.
The economy is mainly reliant on
tourism, with the agricultural sector serving the domestic market.