Palma de Mallorca
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This article is about the city in Mallorca. For other similar names, see Palma (disambiguation).
Palma (Catalan: [ˈpalmə]; Spanish: [ˈpalma]), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016),[4] is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.[5] It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality.
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Palma | |
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Nickname: Ciutat de Mallorca (commonly shortened to Ciutat) | |
Coordinates: 39°34′N 2°39′E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
Province | Balearic Islands |
Island | Majorca |
Comarca | Palma |
Judicial district | Palma |
Founded | 124 BC |
Administrative HQ | Palma City Hall |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | Ajuntament de Palma |
• Mayor | Marcos Rojo (PP) |
Area | |
• Capital city and municipality | 208.63 km2 (80.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Capital city and municipality | 409,661 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 550,000[2] |
Demonym(s) | palmesà, -ana (ca) palmesano, -na (es) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €21.456 billion (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code | 070XX |
Dialing code | 971 |
Website | www.palma.es |
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