Formentera

Formentera

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Geography
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	38°42′N 1°27′E / 38.700°N 1.450°E / 38.700; 1.450
Archipelago	Pityuses, Balearic Islands
Area	83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Highest point	La Mola
Administration
Spain
Autonomous community	Balearic Islands
Largest settlement	Sant Francesc Xavier
Government	Island Council of Formentera
President	Lorenzo Córdoba (Independent)
Demographics
Population	11,389 (Estimate 1 January 2023)
Pop. density	136.8/km2 (354.3/sq mi)
Additional information
Official languages: Catalan, Spanish

Formentera (Catalan pronunciation: [furmənˈteɾə], Spanish: [foɾmenˈteɾa]) is a Spanish island located in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community (Spain) together with Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza.

Formentera is the smallest and most southerly island of the Pityusic Islands group (comprising Ibiza and Formentera itself, as well as various small islets). It covers an area of 83.24 square kilometres (32.14 sq mi), including offshore islets. At the 2011 Census, the population was 10,583; according to the Census of 1 January 2021,^[1] it counted 11,891 inhabitants, while the official estimate as at 1 January 2023 was 11,389.^[2]