Santa Eulària des Riu

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Santa Eulària des Riu municipality in Ibiza
Santa Eulària des Riu municipality in Ibiza
View from Es Canar, north of the town of Santa Eulària
View from Es Canar, north of the town of Santa Eulària

Santa Eulària des Riu (Castilian: Santa Eulalia del Rio) is a municipality on the eastern coast of Eivissa (Ibiza). The only river on the island flows through the town of Santa Eulària. The town was the depicted during the Spanish Civil War in The Life and Death of a Spanish Town (1937) by Elliot Paul. During the summer, the weekly Hippie Market on Punta Arabí attracts tourists from throughout the island. As of 2006, the town, the third most populous on the island is 13,737. The total number of inhabitants in the municipality is 27,152.

The municipality encompasses the following towns and villages:

Town/village Population (2006)
Jesús, Nostra Senyora de 4,499
Puig d'en Valls 3,613
Sant Carles de Peralta 3,195
Santa Eulària des Riu 13,737
Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera 1,680

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Coordinates: 38°59′06″N, 1°32′00″E