Esporles

Esporles
Esporlas[1]
Coat of arms of Esporles
Map of Esplores in Mallorca
Map of Esplores in Mallorca
Esporles is located in Majorca
Esporles
Esporles
Location in Spain
Esporles is located in Balearic Islands
Esporles
Esporles
Esporles (Balearic Islands)
Esporles is located in Spain
Esporles
Esporles
Esporles (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°39′58″N 2°34′48″E / 39.66611°N 2.58000°E / 39.66611; 2.58000
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBalearic Islands
ProvinceBalearic Islands
ComarcaSierra de Tramontana
Judicial districtManacor
Government
 • MayorMiquel Ensenyat Riutort
Area
 • Total35.29 km2 (13.63 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total5,020
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
DemonymEsporlerí
WebsiteOfficial website

Esporles (Catalan pronunciation: [əsˈpoɾ.ləs]) is a locality and Spanish municipality of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Situated on the island of Majorca, around the zone of the Serra de Tramuntana. It's about 15 km from Palma de Mallorca. The town is divided into Vilavella and Vilanova. In its territory it also includes small urbanizations, like Ses Rotgetes de Canet y Es Verger.

Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture and animal husbandry, which is shown in its mansion farm-museum La Granja. Tourism, like in most of the Balearic Islands is now the base of its economy. The textile industry was also very important in its economy, but in the present day there only remain traces of the factories or buildings. Some to this day remain empty but most have been transformed into housing. One of the biggest factories was transformed into the local library Sa Fabrica (opened in 2010).

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.