Palma

Also known as Palma de Mallorca

city in Mallorca and capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain

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Palma is the largest city and capital of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community located off the eastern coast of Spain. As a major Mediterranean port and cultural center, it serves as the economic and administrative hub for the region.

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Place details

Locality: Palma
Region: Illes Balears
Country: España
Population: 438,234

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Palma de Mallorca
Demonym: palmesano
Country: Spain
Located in: Mallorca
Continent: Europe
Official language: Catalan
Population: 434786
Area: 208.630000
Elevation: 13
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Mediterranean Sea
Head of government: Mateu Isern Estela
Capital of: Mallorca
Shares border with: Llucmajor
Official website: www.palma.cat
Image: Palma von Castell de Bellver.jpg
Patron saint: Our Lady of Good Health

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Palma de Mallorca
twinned administrative body: Ajaccio
Commons category: Palma de Mallorca
postal code: 07000–07099
topic's main category: Category:Palma de Mallorca
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Palma de Mallorca
Commons gallery: Palma de Mallorca
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
category of associated people: Category:People from Palma de Mallorca
native label: Palma
owner of: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
located in/on physical feature: Mallorca
female population: 212870
male population: 203195
P8168: Adolph Giesl-Gieslingen
time of earliest written record: 0123-00-00
catalog code: 79

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Encyclopedic overview

Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983–1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. With a population of 438,234 as of 2024, it is the 8th-largest city in Spain.

The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is part of the municipality.

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