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Manacor
Sign in to saveManacor () is a town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the second-largest town in Mallorca, after the capital of Palma. The municipality features tourist attractions such as Porto Cristo, site of the famous Caves of Drach, and Cales de Mallorca. Manacor has one of the busiest street markets on the island, held every Monday morning. Manacor is famous for high-quality wood furniture manufacturing and artificial pearls.
Manacor is the second-largest town on the Spanish island of Mallorca, known for its tourist attractions including the famous Caves of Drach and its lively Monday street market. The town is particularly renowned for its production of high-quality wooden furniture and artificial pearls.
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- Manacor
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- Municipality
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- Bandera de Manacor (Islas Baleares).svg
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- Escudo de Manacor (Islas Baleares).svg
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- Spain Majorca#Spain Balearic Islands#Spain
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- Location in Majorca
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
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- Balearic Islands
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- Comarca
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- Llevant
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- Judicial district
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- Manacor
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- 80
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 260.31
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- Official name
- Manacor
- Demonym
- manacorina
- Population
- 49153
- Area
- 260.31
- Elevation
- 80
- Official website
- manacor.org/es
- Image
- 18-10-29-Mallorca-Manacor-RalfR-DJI 0268.jpg
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- Commons category
- Manacor
- P8168
- Silz
- Commons gallery
- Manacor
- postal code
- 07500
- female population
- 21881
- male population
- 21927
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- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- Culture
- Sant Antoni
- Fairs
- Theatre
- Moratons
- Cossiers
- Vimer
- Gastronomy
- Sports
- Natives of Manacor
- References
- External links
Manacor () is a town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the second-largest town in Mallorca, after the capital of Palma. The municipality features tourist attractions such as Porto Cristo, site of the famous Caves of Drach, and Cales de Mallorca. Manacor has one of the busiest street markets on the island, held every Monday morning. Manacor is famous for high-quality wood furniture manufacturing and artificial pearls.
== History == The first indications of human occupation in the area of Manacor go back to 2000-1200 BC. Of this period are the artificial coves as burial places (''cova de s'Homonet at Son Ribot, Mitjà de ses Beies at Sa Sínia Nova, etc.), and a type of construction similar to the naveta, either isolated or grouped in villages, which were used as living spaces (sa Marineta, s'Hospitalet Vell, etc.)
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