Palma de Mallorca

Palma
Palma
Capital city and municipality
	View from Bellver Castle Cathedral Bellver Castle Railway of Sóller Palma City Hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nickname: Ciutat de Mallorca (commonly shortened to Ciutat)
	Location of 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
• Capital city and municipality	208.63 km2 (80.55 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population (2024)
• Capital city and municipality	438,234
• Rank	8th in Spain
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
• Urban	550,000
Demonym(s)	palmesà, -ana (ca); palmesano, -na (es)
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 (Catalan: [ˈpalmə], also [ˈpawmə];^[4] Spanish: [ˈpalma]), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016),^[5] is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.^[6] 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.

^ Cite error: The named reference demographia2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Annual population census 2021-2024". INE.
^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
^ "Palma" (in Catalan). Diccionari català-valencià-balear (DCVB).
^ Since December 2016 the city is officially "Palma", "Llei 15/2016, de 2 de desembre, de modificació de la Llei 23/2006, de 20 de desembre, de capitalitat de Palma de Mallorca" [Law 15/2016, of 2 December, of modification of Law 23/2006 of 20 December, capital of Palma de Mallorca] (in Catalan). Govern de les Illes Balears. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Palma de Mallorca?" (in Catalan). Bibiloni.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[demographia2017-1] Cite error: The named reference demographia2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[population-2] "Annual population census 2021-2024". INE.

[3] "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.

[4] "Palma" (in Catalan). Diccionari català-valencià-balear (DCVB).

[5] Since December 2016 the city is officially "Palma", "Llei 15/2016, de 2 de desembre, de modificació de la Llei 23/2006, de 20 de desembre, de capitalitat de Palma de Mallorca" [Law 15/2016, of 2 December, of modification of Law 23/2006 of 20 December, capital of Palma de Mallorca] (in Catalan). Govern de les Illes Balears. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[6] "Palma de Mallorca?" (in Catalan). Bibiloni.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

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