Santanyí is a municipality on the
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island of
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
, one of the
Balearic Islands
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, situated in the most western part of the
Mediterranean Sea
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.
This municipality in the south east of
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
is home to the towns of Santanyí,
Calonge
Calonge is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.
The town comprises two parts, a medieval hill village and modern seaside resort. The main urban centre and original v ...
, s’Alqueria Blanca and es Llombards, as well as
Cala d'Or,
Portopetro, Cap d'es Moro,
Cala Figuera
Cala Figuera is a district of Santanyí on the island of Majorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain, around 60 km to the south east of Palma.
The traditional town was first mentioned in records in 1306 but it was not until the end of the 1 ...
, 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 BalearsCala Mondrago
Populated places in Mallorca
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