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View of PalmaMartin Furtschegger · CC BY 3.0

Palma

Provincial capital

Palma, also known as Palma de Mallorca, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. 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.

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The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is part of the municipality.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Palma
Province
Illes Balears
Population (INE 2025)
434,786
Altitude
32 m
Mayor
Jaime Martínez Llabrés (Partido Popular de Baleares)
Area (IGN)
205 km²
Postcode
07000–07099
Demonym
palmesana / palmesano
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Gallery

12 photographs of Palma, taken here and in its own light.

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Panorámica de la Cala Major de Palma de Mallorca · Photo: José Luis Filpo Cabana (CC BY 3.0)
Joan Gené · CC0
Vista de Palma del terrat de l'Hostal Cuba · Photo: Joan Gené (CC0)
Joan Gené · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cala Major i la Punta dels Grells vists de Sant Agustí estant. La càmera es troba al 4t pis dels edificis Gaviota, amb entrada pel carrer Margarita Retuerto. · Photo: Joan Gené (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Joan Gené · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vistes del terrat de l'hotel del nombre 9 del carrer de la Portella sobre Santa Clara i Monti-sion · Photo: Joan Gené (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chixoy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vista de El Penyó i Ciutat Jardí · Photo: Chixoy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rogier Want · CC BY-SA 3.0
View Onto Palma de Mallorca · Photo: Rogier Want (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
City Hall of Palma de Mallorca, Spain · Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Feixina Park, Torrent de Sa Riera, Basti`de Sant Pere - Renaissance city wall bastion of Sant Pere, designed by the Italian engineer Giovan Giacomo Paleari Frat · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Windmill Casal de barri Es Jonquet in Palma de Mallorca. View from Plaza Santo Domingo de la Calzada. · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Donjon, Bellver Castle in Palma de Mallorca. View from North. · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Palma Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Spain · Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)
Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Palma Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Spain · Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)