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Main settlements on the island are towns of [[Korčula (town)|Korčula]], [[Blato, Korčula|Blato]] and [[Vela Luka]]. Villages along the coast are [[Brna]], [[Račišće]], [[Lumbarda]] and [[Prižba]]; [[Žrnovo, Korčula|Žrnovo]], [[Pupnat]], [[Smokvica]] and [[Čara, Korčula|Čara]] are located inland. The island is divided into municipalities of Korčula, Smokvica, Blato and Lumbarda. The climate is Mediterranean; an average air temperature in January is {{convert|9.8|C|F|1}} and in July {{convert|26.9|C|F|1}}; the average annual rainfall is {{convert|1100|mm|1|abbr=on}}. The island is largely covered with [[Mediterranean flora]] including extensive pine forests.
The main road runs along the spine of the island connecting all settlements from Lumbarda on the eastern to Vela Luka on the western end, with the exception of Račišće, which is served by a separate road running along the northern coast.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} Ferries connect the city of Korčula with [[Orebić]] on the Pelješac peninsula. Another line connects Vela Luka with [[Split (city)|Split]] and the island of Lastovo. Fast passenger catamarans connect those two ports with [[Split (city)|Split]] , [[Dubrovnik]] and the islands of [[Hvar]],
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