Petra, Spain
(Redirected from Petra, Majorca)
Petra | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
Province | Balearic Islands |
Island | Majorca |
Comarca | Pla de Mallorca |
Judicial district | Manacor |
Government | |
• Major | Caterina Mas Bennàssar (2011) (PSM) |
Area | |
• Total | 70.13 km2 (27.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,825 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Petrer, Petrera (Catalan) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 07520 |
Website | Official website |
Petra (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpe.tɾə]) is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. "Petra" means "rock" in Latin.
Petra is the birthplace of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco.
Notable people
- Pere Riutort Mestre ( 1935–2021), Majorcan priest, pedagogue, philologue, and liturgist
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- Ajuntament de Petra (in Catalan)
- Ajuntament de Petra (in Spanish)
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