Santanyí

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Santanyí is a municipality on Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain.


In this municipality of the South of Mallorca are located, in the interior, the towns of Santanyí, Calonge, s’Alqueria Blanca and es Llombards, while on the coast are Cala Esmeralda, Cala d’Or, marina de Cala d’Or, Portopetro, Cap des Moro, Cala Figuera, Cala Santanyí, Cala Llombards and Cala de s’Almunia with their wonderful beaches. The coast is about 35 kilometers long. The large number of archaeological sites - 172 - shows the existence of a productive agriculture and ranching since the pretalayotic and talayotic periods. Any of the aforementioned coves can assure you a special day.

There is also a Protected natural area, the Mondragó Natural Parc.


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Town Habitants (2005)¹
S'Alqueria Blanca 936
Cala d'Or 3.539
Cala Figuera 577
Calonge 820
La Costa 31
Es Llombards 524
Portopetro 497
Santanyí 2.912
Cala Llombards 283
Cala santanyí 447
Cap de's Moro 107

¹ Information from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics

Evolution of the Municipality's population.

1996 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
TOTAL 7.702 9.405 10.020 10.253 10.337 10.673
Man 3.862 4.801 5.151 5.230 5.260 5.405
Women 3.840 4.604 4.869 5.023 5.077 5.268

Source: Balearic Institute os Statistics

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Coordinates: 39°37′N 2°59′E


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