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Petra
Municipality and town
Convento de San Bernardí, Petra
Coat of arms
Municipal location
Petra Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°36′49.28″N 3°6′46.78″E / 39.6136889°N 3.1129944°E / 39.6136889; 3.1129944
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Balearic Islands
Province	Balearic Islands
Island	Majorca
Comarca	Pla de Mallorca
Judicial district	Manacor
Government
• Major	Caterina Mas Bennàssar (2011) (PSM)
Area
• Total	70.13 km² (27.08 sq mi)
Elevation	111 m (364 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	2,825
• Density	40/km² (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Petrer, Petrera (Catalan)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07520
Website	Official website

Petra (Balearic Catalan: [ˈpetɾə]) 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.

Notable people

v t e Municipalities in the Balearic Islands
Mallorca	Alaró Alcúdia Algaida Andratx Ariany Artà Banyalbufar Binissalem Búger Bunyola Calvià Campanet Campos Capdepera Consell Costitx Deià Escorca Esporles Estellencs Felanitx Fornalutx Inca Lloret de Vistalegre Lloseta Llubí Llucmajor Manacor Mancor de la Vall Maria de la Salut Marratxí Montuïri Muro Palma Petra Sa Pobla Pollença Porreres Puigpunyent Ses Salines Sant Joan Sant Llorenç des Cardassar Santa Eugènia Santa Margalida Santa Maria del Camí Santanyí Selva Sencelles Sineu Sóller Son Servera Valldemossa Vilafranca de Bonany
Menorca	Alaior Es Castell Ciutadella de Menorca Ferreries Mahón Es Mercadal Es Migjorn Gran Sant Lluís
Ibiza	Ibiza Sant Antoni de Portmany Sant Joan de Labritja Sant Josep de sa Talaia Santa Eulària des Riu
Formentera	Formentera

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