The island in the Zadar archipelago with the area of 63.3 sq. kilometers. The highest point is Bokolj (274 m). The island has 3,350 inhabitants in eight settlements. The coast is steep and very indented in the west, with long, well sheltered coves. The settlement are Tkon, Kraj, Pašman, Mrljane, Nevidane, Ždrelac and Dobropoljana. The main occupations of the inhabitants are agriculture, cattle-farming and fishing. It has been inhabited since prehistory. Preserved monuments from that time are Illyrian graves and remains of the hillforts, as well as the archaeological finds from the Roman period. Since 1050, the island belongs to the diocese of Biograd, and since 1126 it is owned by the archbishopric of Zadar.