Sa Pobla
| Sa Pobla municipality | |||
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Balearic Islands | ||
| Island: | Mallorca | ||
| Comarca : | Raiguer | ||
| Coordinates | 39 ° 46 ' N , 3 ° 1' E | ||
| Height : | 28 msnm | ||
| Area : | 48.59 km² | ||
| Residents : | 13,475 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 277.32 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 07420 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 07044 | ||
| Nearest airport : | Palma ( Son Sant Joan / Palma de Mallorca , 35 km ) | ||
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| Official language : | Catalan , Castilian | ||
| Mayor : | Biel Ferragut Mir ( PI ) | ||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Plaça de la Constitució, 1 07420 sa Pobla |
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| Website : | www.ajsapobla.net | ||
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Sa Pobla (Spanish La Puebla ) is one of the 53 communities on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca .
Population and economy
It has 13,475 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019), 11,912 of whom live in the town of the same name. In 2006 the proportion of foreigners in the municipality was 19.6% (2,375), the proportion of German residents was 0.6% (76). The main source of income is the agricultural use of the surrounding fertile and water-rich soils, especially for growing potatoes .
Infrastructure
In terms of urban planning, Sa Pobla stands out for its dense, mostly multi-storey block development along almost exclusively streets that meet at right angles, which is surrounded by an outer ring road , which roughly resembles a square with rounded corners. While the area inside the ring road is almost completely built-up, there are almost no buildings outside the ring.
Sa Pobla is connected to the Mallorcan railway network with a branch line . The original railway line to the city center, which had existed since 1878, was closed in 1981, but was revived 19 years later with a terminus on the outskirts and electrified in October 2018.
Two well-developed country roads connect Sa Pobla with the Ma-13 motorway, which is just under two kilometers away.
Attractions
- Parish church from the 17th century
- Museu d'Art Contemporani (Museum of Contemporary Art)
- Santa Margalida de Crestatx
Burqa ban
On September 5, 2011, the Sa Pobla municipal council decided with an absolute majority of the Partido Popular (PP) as the first municipality in Mallorca to ban full veils ( burqa ban ). In the event of violations, fines between 50 and 200 euros are provided, in the event of repetition up to 3000 euros.
Personalities
- Valtònyc (* 1993), Spanish rapper
- Simón Andreu (* 1941), Spanish actor
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
- ↑ Ingo Thor: The miracle tuber that changed Sa Pobla. In: Mallorca newspaper. May 19, 2016, accessed August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Sa Pobla rail electrification now operating. In: Majorca Daily Bulletin. October 30, 2018, accessed on August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Sa Pobla issues burqa ban . In: Mallorca newspaper . No. 592 . Palma September 8, 2011, p. 3 .