Barbuda is an
island in the
Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of
Antigua and Barbuda. It has a
population of about 1,500, most of whom live in the town of
Codrington.Barbuda is located north of
Antigua, in the middle of the
Leeward Islands. To the south are the islands of
Montserrat and
Guadaloupe, and to the north and west are
Nevis,
St. Kitts,
St. Barts, and
St. Martin.The
Ciboney were the first to inhabit the island of Barbuda in
2400 B.C., but
Arawak and Carib Indians populated the island when
Christopher Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early settlements by the
Spanish and
French were succeeded by the
English, who formed a
colony in 1666.
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