Campos, Spain

Municipality and town in Balearic Islands, Spain

Municipal location

39°25′50″N 3°01′10″E / 39.43056°N 3.01944°E / 39.43056; 3.01944Country SpainAutonomous CommunityBalearic IslandsProvinceBalearic IslandsIslandMajorcaComarcaMigjornGovernment • Mayor (from 2019)Francisca PorquerArea • Total57.80 sq mi (149.69 km²)Elevation105 ft (32 m)Population • Total10,610DemonymcampanerTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)PostcodeWebsitewww.ajcampos.org

Campos (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkam.pos]) is a municipality on the island of Mallorca, Spain, located on the south side of the island in the comarca of Migjorn. It borders the municipalities Llucmajor, Porreres, Felanitx, Santanyí, and ses Salines.

The urban centers are the village of Campos and two tourist towns, sa Ràpita and ses Covetes. There are seven population centers in all.

Economy

The economy of this municipality has been linked to agriculture since its foundation. Its lands are fertile and it uses irrigation cultivation.

Today the two coastal towns have developed because of tourism.

Features

• Aljub de la Font Santa, an historic building, housing a rainwater storage well, built in 1671–1673.

References

External links

• Official page (in Catalan)
• Pueblos de Mallorca (in Spanish)
• English tourist guide to Campos, Mallorca