Santanyí is a municipality on the

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island of

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, one of the

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, situated in the most western part of the

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. This municipality in the south east of

is home to the towns of Santanyí,

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, s’Alqueria Blanca and es Llombards, as well as Cala d'Or, Portopetro, Cap d'es Moro,

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, Cala Santanyí, Cala Llombards and Cala de s’Almunia. The municipality encompasses a variety of beaches popular for their scenic beauty. The coast covered by the municipality extends around 35km (21.8mi) along the south east 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

¹ Information from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics Evolution of the Municipality's population. Source: Balearic Institute of Statistics

References

External links

Información del Instituto de Estadística de les Illes Balears

Cala Mondrago
Populated places in Mallorca {{Balearics-geo-stub