Petra, Spain Explained

Petra
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Balearic Islands
Subdivision Type3:Island
Subdivision Type4:Comarca
Subdivision Name4:Pla de Mallorca
Subdivision Type5:Judicial district
Coordinates:39.6137°N 3.113°W
Elevation M:111
Area Total Km2:70.13
Population Demonym:Petrer, Petrera (Catalan)
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:07520
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Major
Leader Name:Caterina Mas Bennàssar (2011)
Leader Party:PSM

Petra (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /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.

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.

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