Municipalities
The major towns are Port Mahon and Ciutadella de Menorca. The island is administratively divided into eight municipalities (from west to east):
- Ciutadella de Menorca (or just Ciutadella locally) - previously the capital of Minorca
- Ferreries
- Es Mercadal - Virtual tour through Es Mercadal
- Fornells, which belongs to the municipality of Es Mercadal. Famous for its lobster stew. - Virtual tour through Fornells
- Es Migjorn Gran (or Es Mitjorn Gran) - hometown of Joan Riudavets.
- Alaior
- Cala En Porter - a tourist and residential area
- Port Mahon (officially Maó in Catalan, Mahón in Spanish) - became the capital during the British domination thanks to its strategic natural harbour.
- Llucmassanes - a small hamlet which belongs to the municipality of Maó.
- Sant Climent, which belongs to the municipality of Maó.
- Es Castell - Founded by the British and originally named as Georgetown.
- Sant Lluís - Founded by the French and originally named Saint-Louis.
The areas and populations of the municipalities (according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Spain) are:
| Municipality | Area (km²). |
Census Population 1 November 2001 |
Actual Population 1 January 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciutadella de Menorca | 186.3 | 23,103 | 29,247 |
| Ferreries | 66.1 | 4,048 | 4,620 |
| Es Mercadal | 138.3 | 3,089 | 5,398 |
| Es Migjorn Gran | 31.4 | 1,167 | 1,539 |
| Alaior | 109.9 | 7,108 | 9,399 |
| Port Mahon (Maó) | 117.2 | 23,315 | 29,050 |
| Es Castell | 11.7 | 6,424 | 7,926 |
| Sant Lluís | 34.8 | 3,270 | 7,204 |
| Totals | 695.7 | 71,524 | 94,383 |
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