Santanyí facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Santanyí
Municipality
Plaça Major in Santanyí
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Santañí (Spanish)
Location of Satanyí on Majorca
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Area
• Land	124.47 km2 (48.06 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	12,112
• Density	89.76/km2 (232.5/sq mi)
	69
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.ajsantanyi.net

Santanyí (Catalan pronunciation: [səntəˈɲi]) is a municipality on the Spanish island of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, situated in the westernmost part of the Mediterranean Sea.

This municipality in the southeast of Majorca is home to the towns of Santanyí, Calonge, s'Alqueria Blanca and es Llombards, as well as Cala d'Or, Portopetro, Cap d'es Moro, Cala Figuera, Cala Santanyí, Cala Llombards and Cala de s'Almunia. The municipality encompasses a variety of beaches popular for their scenery. The coast covered by the municipality extends around 35 km (21.8 mi) along the southeast coast of the island. It also holds 172 archaeological sites, evidence of the existence of a productive agriculture and farming tradition since at least the Talaiotic period.

Santanyí is also home to a protected natural area known as the Mondragó Natural Parc.

Monuments

Organ of Santanyi, Mallorca.

The church is famous for its 18th century organ, restored by Grenzing.

Town

¹ Information from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics

Evolution of the Municipality's population.

Source: Balearic Institute of Statistics

See also

In Spanish: Santañí para niños