Mallorca Information

The Balearic Islands' archipelago is situated south-east of Europe, in the central part of the western Mediterranean basin. Palma, the capital of the Balearics, is in Majorca, the largest of the Balearic islands which lies on longitude 3º E and latitude 39º N.

Territory
The municipal district of Palma has an area of 21,355.844 hectares and borders the districts of Calvià, Puigpunyent, Esporles, Valldemossa, Bunyola, Marratxí, Santa Eugènia, Algaida, Llucmajor and the sea.

The municipal district of Palma has jurisdiction over the sub-archipelago of Cabrera, formed by the islands of Cabrera, Conejera, Estells, Imperial, Rodon, Foradada, Plana, Pobra and other minor islets.

Population
The census at 1st January 2005 was 379,898.