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Petra,_Mallorca Latitude and Longitude:

39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E / 39.6136889; 3.1129944
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Petra
Municipality and town
Convento de San Bernardí, Petra
Convento de San Bernardí, Petra
Coat of arms of Petra
Municipal location
Municipal location
Petra is located in Spain
Petra
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
 •  MajorCaterina Mas Bennàssar (2011) ( PSM)
Area
 • Total70.13 km2 (27.08 sq mi)
Elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total2,825
 • Density40/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

References

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

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