Pla de Mallorca
Pla de Mallorca or Es Pla is a region ( Catalan : Comarca ) on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca . It is located in the central part of the island. Es Pla is a level between the mountain ranges of the Serra de Tramuntana in the northwest and the Serres de Llevant in the east, which is only interrupted by smaller ridges. The highest point is on the border with southern neighbor Migjorn the 540 meter high Table Mountain Puig de Randa .
From the region Es Pla most agricultural products for the daily needs of the island such as potatoes, rice, corn and vegetables come. Moreover, wine is grown and there are a variety of almond tree plantations. With their extensive fields is Es Pla also called granary of Majorca. By protecting the mountains to the northwest before the wintry north winds up to four harvests a year are possible. However, the interior of the island is in the summer, the hottest area of the island.
In Pla de Mallorca live with 54,147 people (as of 2008) the fewest inhabitants of six comarques Mallorca. There is also no central location in the region. On Population wealthiest is now the tourist Can Picafort on the bay of Alcudia in the municipality of Santa Margalida . On the bay in northern Mallorca there are kilometers of sandy beaches, the main goal of most holidaymakers. The tourism in Es Pla towards agriculture is becoming increasingly important. Inside of Mallorca is more narrowly on the agrotourism set, country holiday in the shade of the many windmills.
Adjacent island regions are in Eastern Llevant , in southern Migjorn , in the northwest Raiguer and the west of the capital city Palma .