Campos, Mallorca
Encyclopedia
Campos is a municipality
on the island of Majorca, 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.
Today the two coastal towns have developed because of tourism.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
on the island of Majorca, Spain
Spain
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, located on the south side of the island in the comarca of Migjorn. It borders the municipalities Llucmajor
Llucmajor
Llucmajor is the largest municipality of the Balearic Island Majorca.There are sixteen towns in the district, including the town of Llucmajor and parts of s'Arenal, Cala Blava and Cala Pí.- Towns in the district :...
, Porreres
Porreres
Porreres is a municipality on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain.- References :...
, Felanitx
Felanitx
Felanitx is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, located in the southeast of Majorca, 48 kilometres from the capital Palma....
, Santanyí
Santanyí
Santanyí is a municipality on Majorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain.This municipality in the South of Majorca is home to the towns of Santanyí, Calonge, s’Alqueria Blanca and es Llombards, as well as the coastal districts of Cala Esmeralda, Cala d'Or, marina de Cala d’Or, Portopetro, Cap d'es...
, and ses Salines
Ses Salines
Ses Salines is a small municipality of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain....
.
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.