Calvià

Municipality

Magaluf

Seal

Calvià shown within Majorca

Coordinates: 39°34′N 2°31′E / 39.567°N 2.517°ECoordinates: 39°34′N 2°31′E / 39.567°N 2.517°E

Spain

Majorca

Administrative HQ

Government

• Type

Municipal corporation

• Body

Ayuntamiento de Calvià

• Mayor

Alfonso Rodríguez Badal (PSIB-PSOE)

Area

• Total

145.02 km² (55.99 sq mi)

Elevation

154 m (505 ft)

Population (2009)

• Total

51,774

• Density

357.01/km² (924.7/sq mi)

Time zone

Central European Time (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Website

www.calvia.com

Population pyramid 2008
%	Males	Age	Females	%
0.35		85+		0.63
0.49		80–84		0.72
0.80		75–79		0.89
1.35		70–74		1.37
1.88		65–69		1.79
2.71		60–64		2.49
3.30		55–59		3.11
3.87		50–54		3.57
4.32		45–49		4.22
4.35		40–44		4.60
4.41		35–39		4.38
4.57		30–34		4.51
4.23		25–29		4.20
3.15		20–24		3.01
2.76		15–19		2.59
2.57		10–14		2.63
2.70		5–9		2.67
2.48		0–4		2.29

Calvià (Catalan pronunciation: [kəɫviˈa]) is a municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Majorca, between the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra de Na Burguesa. The municipal seat is the town of Vila Calvia.

Calvià has an approximate area of 145 km² (56 sq mi). It is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Puigpunyent and Estellencs, Palma de Mallorca (Palma), the island's capital to the east, Andratx to the west and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea.

According to the 2008 census, the municipality had a population of 50,777 inhabitants, of whom 18,046 were foreigners. Today, it is the second most populated area of the entire archipelago Balearic after Palma, and also an area that has the largest number of tourists in the islands. Its population is scattered around the different urban centers created as a result of tourism development and twentieth century urbanization.

The historical epic that marked the most important local culture and traditions regarding the rest of Mallorca is the landing in Santa Ponsa on 10 September 1229 of King James I of Aragon, and the subsequent conquering of Muslims who had arrived in the year 903. Since 1248, Calvià has had its own parochial church, Sante Ihoannes Caviano. Despite the popularity and use of the official shield locally, the municipality has no flag.

The origin of the place name is subject to conjecture but is believed to be from the patronymic Latin calvianum, derived from the personal name of Calvius. According to the philologist Antoni Maria Alcover, it comes from the word Caluus, meaning "burn" or "be hot", testament to the arid land that contains no vegetation. The official name is Calvià (with a grave accent), but in Castilian, Calviá (with an acute accent) is used.

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