Palma de Mallorca
Palma | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Ciutat de Mallorca (commonly shortened to Ciutat) | |
Location of Palma | |
Palma Palma Palma | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′N 2°39′E / 39.567°N 2.650°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
| Province | Balearic Islands |
| Island | Mallorca |
| Comarca | Palma |
| Judicial district | Palma |
| Founded | 124 BC |
| Administrative HQ | Palma City Hall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Ajuntament de Palma |
| • Mayor | Jaime Martínez Llabrés (PP) |
| Area | |
| 208.63 km2 (80.55 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| 438,234 | |
| • Rank | 8th in Spain |
| • Density | 2,100.5/km2 (5,440.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 550,000 |
| Demonym(s) | palmesà, -ana (Cat.) palmesano, -na (Sp.) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €21.456 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 070XX |
| Dialing code | 971 |
| Website | www.palma.es |
Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983–1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. With a population of 438,234 as of 2024, it is the 8th-largest city in Spain.
The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is part of the municipality.