Portals Vells
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Portals Vells is a small village in the municipality
of Calvià
on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish
autonomous community
of the Balearic Islands
. It is adjacent to El Toro
to the west, La Porrassa
the east, Son Ferrer
north, and the sea to the south. It has a small nudist cove, and another cove with two small beaches. The population is approximately 32 inhabitants.
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...
of Calvià
Calvià
Calvià is a municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Majorca, between the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra de Na Burguesa. The municipal seat is the town of Vila Calvia.Calvià...
on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish
Spain
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autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
. It is adjacent to El Toro
El Toro (Majorca)
thumb|right|An El Toro beach.El Toro is a neighborhood in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in an area known as Ses Penyes Rotges. El Toro is adjacent to the Santa Ponsa Golf II, to the north, the...
to the west, La Porrassa
La Porrassa
La Porrassa is a small farm town in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is adjacent to Son Ferrer to the west and Magaluf on the south. The municipality's promenade, the Paseo Calvia, winds through La Porrassa...
the east, Son Ferrer
Son Ferrer
thumb|right|Chalets of Son Ferrer.thumb|right|Archaeological burial site in Son Ferrer.Son Ferrer is a new village in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Son Ferrer is located about from the capital, Palma de Mallorca...
north, and the sea to the south. It has a small nudist cove, and another cove with two small beaches. The population is approximately 32 inhabitants.