Inhabitant

Majorca has approx. 820,000 announced inhabitants (year 2009), about the half of them (approx. 390,000) live in the capital Palma. Other large municipalities are Calvià (47.934), Manacor (37.963), Llucmajor (33.222), Marratxi (31.120), Inca (28.306), Felanitx (17.443), Alcúdia (17.435), Pollença (16.570) and Sóller (13.194). The proportion of foreigners in the population amounts at the moment to about 17% from what 7.0% of the whole population are citizens of the European Union. Most inhabitants from foreign European countries come from Morocco, Argentina and Ecuador.

Majorca languages

The official languages are a Catalan and Spanish. The Catalan dialect, spoken on the island, is called Mallorquin. Since the eighties Catalan is an equal official and meanwhile the even first language before the castellano spanish. However, in the tourist centres of the island German and English is also spoken everywhere.

Majorca Communities

Majorca belongs to the autonomy area of the Balearic islands and is governed by his capital Palma. Politically the island was split in 53 municipalities.

Majorca municipalities

• Alaró • Alcúdia • Algaida • Andratx • Ariany • Artà • Banyalbufar • Binissalem • Búger • Bunyola • Calvià • Campanet • Campos • Capdepera • Consell • Costitx • Deià • Escorca • Esporles • Estellencs • Felanitx • Fornalutx • Inca • Lloret de Vistalegre • Lloseta • Llubí • Llucmajor • Manacor • Mancor de la Vall • Maria de la Salut • Marratxí • Montuïri • Muro • Palma • Petra • Pollença • Porreres • Puigpunyent • Santa Eugènia • Santa Margalida • Santa Maria del Camí • Santanyí • Sant Joan • Sant Llorenç des Cardassar • Sa Pobla • Selva • Sencelles • Ses Salines • Sineu • Sóller • Son Servera • Valldemossa • Vilafranca de Bonany

Other places / districts

S’Arenal • Cala Bona • Cala d’Or • Cala Figuera • Cala Llombards • Cala Millor • Cala Rajada • Cala Santanyí • Cales de Mallorca • Can Picafort • Costa de Canyamel • Colònia de Sant Jordi • Colònia de Sant Pere • Es Llombards • Magaluf • Orient • Palma Nova • Peguera • Portocolom • Porto Cristo • Portopetro • Port de Pollença • Randa • Sa Calobra • Sa Coma • Santa Ponça • Sant Elm • Sa Ràpita • Son Carrió • Son Macià • Son Serra de Marina