Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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View of Palma Majorca Bay, from Bellver Castle
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| Nickname(s): Ciutat de Mallorca (commonly shortened to Ciutat) | |||
 Palma shown within Majorca |
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 Palma
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| Coordinates: 39°34′N 2°39′E / 39.567°N 2.650°ECoordinates: 39°34′N 2°39′E / 39.567°N 2.650°E | |||
| Sovereign state |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Balearic Islands
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| Province |
Balearic Islands
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| Island |
 Majorca
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| Comarca | Palma | ||
| Judicial district | Palma | ||
| Founded | 124 BC | ||
| Administrative HQ | Palma | ||
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| • Type | Municipal corporation | ||
| • Body | Ajuntament de Palma | ||
| • Mayor | José Hila Vargas (PSIB-PSOE) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City, Comarca and Municipality | 208.63 km2 (80.55 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • City, Comarca and Municipality | 401,270 | ||
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 621,000 | ||
| Demonym(s) |
palmesà, -ana (ca) palmesano, -na (es) |
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| Time zone | Central European Time (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 070XX | ||
| Dialing code | 971 | ||
| Website | www.palma.cat | ||
Palma (/ˈpɑːlmə/ or /ˈpɑːmə/, Catalan: [ˈpalmə], Spanish: [ˈpalma]) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Majorca on the Bay of Palma. As of the 2009 census, the population of the city of Palma proper was 401,270, and the population of the entire urban area was 621,000, making it the twelfth largest urban area of Spain. Almost half of the total population of Majorca live in Palma. The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality. Its airport, Son Sant Joan, serves over 22 million passengers each year.
Palma was founded as a Roman camp upon the remains of a Talaiotic settlement. The city was subjected to several Vandal raids during the fall of the Western Roman Empire, then reconquered by the Byzantine Empire, then colonised by the Moors (who called it Medina Mayurqa) and, in the 13th century, by James I of Aragon.
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