You may have heard of Mallorca, or Majorca, here and there. You may have seen its paradise-like beaches, the general aesthetic, maybe even its dolphins and orcas and what not and you got hooked. But where will you find it? Catalonia? Is it a part of the Canary Islands? Maybe the Balearic Islands? We’ll go over the basics today.
Let’s start with the fact that Mallorca is the largest island of an archipelago made up of 5 main islands: Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Cabrera. All of these islands belong to the Balearic Islands archipelago located in the Mediterranean Sea to the south of Spain. Mallorca has its regional headquarters in the city of Palma, which also serves as the capital of the Balearic region.
The Canary Islands, on the other hand, are over 1,300 miles away, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. So if you hear anyone claiming that Mallorca is in the Canaries, you at least know now that they’re confusing archipelagos here.
Is Mallorca a part of Spain?
And does Mallorca belong to Spain? Yes, Mallorca is part of the Balearic Islands and the Balearic Islands an autonomous community belonging to Spain. Interestingly, Mallorca and the Balearic Islands are regions with a strong Catalan cultural background, and the people here also speak the Mallorcan dialect of Catalan.
Is Mallorca an independent state? No, it is not – it is an island belonging to the Balearic Islands and Spain.
Is Mallorca a city?
No, Mallorca is not a city, but its name is included in the name of some places on the island just because of the naming convention, such as for Palma de Mallorca, which means Palma on Mallorca.
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