Petra, Spain

Municipality and town in Balearic Islands, Spain

Petra

Municipality and town

Convento de San Bernardí, Petra

Coat of arms

Municipal location

Petra

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E﻿ / ﻿39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E﻿ / 39.6136889; 3.1129944
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.

Fr Junípero Serra

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

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* Pere Riutort Mestre ( 1935–2021), Majorcan priest, pedagogue, philologue, and liturgist

## References

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1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

## External links

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* Ajuntament de Petra (in Catalan)
* Ajuntament de Petra (in Spanish)

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Municipalities in the Balearic Islands

Mallorca|

* 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
* Sa Pobla
* Pollença
* Porreres
* Puigpunyent
* Ses Salines
* Sant Joan
* Sant Llorenç des Cardassar
* Santa Eugènia
* Santa Margalida
* Santa Maria del Camí
* Santanyí
* Selva
* Sencelles
* Sineu
* Sóller
* Son Servera
* Valldemossa
* Vilafranca de Bonany

Menorca|

* Alaior
* Es Castell
* Ciutadella de Menorca
* Ferreries
* Mahón
* Es Mercadal
* Es Migjorn Gran
* Sant Lluís

Ibiza|

* Ibiza
* Sant Antoni de Portmany
* Sant Joan de Labritja
* Sant Josep de sa Talaia
* Santa Eulària des Riu

Formentera|

* Formentera

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