Santanyí (Catalan pronunciation: [səntəˈɲi]) is a municipality on the Spanish island of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, situated in the westernmost part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Santanyí | |
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 Plaça Major in Santanyí | |
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| Nickname: Santañí (Spanish) | |
 Location of Satanyí on Majorca | |
  Santanyí Location in Majorca  Santanyí Santanyí (Balearic Islands)  Santanyí Santanyí (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′15″N 3°7′42″E / 39.35417°N 3.12833°E | |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 124.47 km2 (48.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,112 |
| • Density | 89.76/km2 (232.5/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.ajsantanyi.net |
This municipality in the southeast of Majorca is home to the towns of Santanyí, Calonge, s'Alqueria Blanca and es Llombards, as well as Cala d'Or, Portopetro, Cap d'es Moro, Cala Figuera, Cala Santanyí, Cala Llombards and Cala de s'Almunia. The municipality encompasses a variety of beaches popular for their scenery.[citation needed] The coast covered by the municipality extends around 35 km (21.8 mi) along the southeast coast of the island. It also holds 172 archaeological sites, evidence of the existence of a productive agriculture and farming tradition since at least the Talaiotic period.
Santanyí is also home to a protected natural area known as the Mondragó Natural Parc.
Town edit
| Town | Inhabitants (2005)¹ |
|---|---|
| S'Alqueria Blanca | 936 |
| Cala d'Or | 3539 |
| Cala Figuera | 577 |
| Calonge | 820 |
| La Costa | 31 |
| Es Llombards | 524 |
| Portopetro | 497 |
| Santanyí | 2912 |
| Cala Llombards | 283 |
| Cala Santanyí | 447 |
| Cap d'es Moro | 107 |
1 Information from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics
Evolution of the Municipality's population.
| 1996 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 7702 | 9405 | 10,020 | 10,253 | 10,337 | 10,673 |
| Men | 3862 | 4801 | 5151 | 5230 | 5260 | 5405 |
| Women | 3840 | 4604 | 4869 | 5023 | 5077 | 5268 |
Source: Balearic Institute of Statistics[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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