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Cala Rajada (or Cala Rayada ) is a Spanish town and hamlet belonging to the municipality of Capdepera , in the northeastern part of Mallorca , autonomous community of the Balearic Islands . It is located about eighty kilometers from the capital, Palma . It is the main coastal port and tourist center of the municipality of Capdepera.
Cala Rajada is among the main tourist destinations on the island. Tourism began to land in these lands in the 60s; before this Cala Ratjada was a small fishing port. The original port still stands today, but it has become more of a destination for tourist and sports boats than the fishing port it once was.
Cala Ratjada is the closest point between Mallorca and Menorca , which is why it has played an important role in the island's economy over the years. On clear days, from here it is not difficult to see the island of Menorca and the city of Ciudadela .
This area of Mallorca is famous for its rugged coastline, as well as for the large number of coves found: Capdepera has 40 kilometers of coastline with beaches that mostly have the Blue Flag for quality awarded by the Foundation European Environmental Education .
The beaches located near the town are: La Pedruscada, Son Moll, Cala Rajada, Cala Gat , l'Olla, Cala Lliteres, Cala Agulla and Cala Moltó.
In addition to the beaches , the marina in which a fishing activity has been developed, the Capdepera lighthouse and the March Palace, property of the March family, are important.
According to the National Institute of Statistics of Spain , in the year 2021 Cala Rajada had 6,601 registered inhabitants , 1 which represents 54.99% of the total population of the municipality, although during the summer the real population increases considerably.
It has a total of 78 hotels with a total of 15,528 hotel beds, although this data also includes the towns of Fuente de la Cala, Cañamel, Cala Gat and Cala Mesquida. 2 The set of these tourist areas is called First Sun Mallorca , referring to the easternmost position of the municipality with respect to the island of Mallorca . 3