Ibiza (city)
Ibiza
Eivissa (Catalan) Vila d'Eivissa | |
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View of the Dalt Vila of Eivissa and its cathedral | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ibiza City within Ibiza | |
Location of Ibiza | |
Ibiza Ibiza Ibiza | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′32″N 1°25′58″E / 38.90889°N 1.43278°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
| Province | Balearic Islands |
| Island | Ibiza |
| Judicial district | Ibiza |
| Founded | 654 BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael Triguero Costa (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.14 km2 (4.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 49,727 |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ibizans eivissencs (Catalan) ibicencos (Spanish) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07800 |
| Official language(s) | Catalan and Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Ibiza (Spanish: [iˈβiθa]; Catalan: Eivissa [əjˈvisə], commonly also Vila d'Eivissa [ˈvilə ðəjˈvisə] or simply Vila [ˈvilə]) is a city and municipality located on the southeast coast of the island of Ibiza in the Balearic Islands autonomous community.
History
The first inhabitants of the area were Phoenicians and Aiboshim is claimed to have been founded in 654 BC. The city had a population of 3,000 to 4,000 by the 5th century BC. The city was incorporated into the Roman Republic as a federated city until Emperor Vespasian turned it into Municipius Flavius Ebusus in 70 AD. The area was conquered by the Vandals in 424, and by the Byzantine Empire in 535.[2]
The are was incorporated into Al-Andalus in the 10th century and a new irrigation system was developed during this period. During the reign of King James I of Aragon the island was conquered by Guillem de Montgrí in August 1235. King James II of Aragon established a local government in 1299, and this lasted until 1717. The city was attacked by Peter of Castile during a war between Castile and Aragon in 1354.[2]
King Philip V of Spain issued the Decree of New Planta in 1715, which introduced the town hall government. The town was granted the title of city by King Charles III of Spain in 1782. The title of city was required for the creation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibiza in 1782; Manuel Abad y Lasierra was its first bishop.[2][3]
UNESCO declared the city a World Heritage Site on 4 December 1999.[4]
Population
The city has a population of 50,643 (2021).[5]
Tourism
Ibiza is widely known and visited for its exciting nightlife. Some of the island's most notable nightclubs include Pacha, Amnesia, Space, and Ushuaïa. These four nightclubs are regularly in the top three of DJ Magazine's annual top 100 global clubs' chart.[6]
Climate
Between 1981 and 2010, the month with the highest average tempature was August at 26.3 °C (79 °F) and the month with the lowest was January at 11.9 °C (53 °F). The highest daily average temperature was 30.3 °C (87 °F) in August and the lowest daily average temperature was 8.1 °C (47 °F) in January. January was the only month to report snow. 413 millimetres (16 in) of rain was reported for the entire year with October having the highest at 58 mm and July having the lowest at 5 mm.[7] Freezes and extreme temperatures are rare due to the influence of the sea. Ibiza has never been above 39 °C (102 °F) or under −3 °C (27 °F) since temperature records began in 1952.[8] The average temperature of the sea around Ibiza is 19.7 °C (67 °F).[9]
| Climate data for Aeropuerto de Ibiza 6 metres (20 feet) (1981–2010), extremes (1953–2021) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
36 (1.4) |
27 (1.1) |
31 (1.2) |
27 (1.1) |
11 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
18 (0.7) |
57 (2.2) |
58 (2.3) |
53 (2.1) |
52 (2.0) |
413 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 45 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162 | 166 | 211 | 246 | 272 | 299 | 334 | 305 | 236 | 205 | 157 | 151 | 2,744 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 52 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 54 | 61 |
| Source 1: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología,[11] Met Office[12] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Ibiza | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average sea temperature °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.5 (58.0) |
16.3 (61.4) |
19.1 (66.3) |
22.5 (72.6) |
25.1 (77.1) |
26.2 (79.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.6 (61.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 12.2 |
| Average Ultraviolet index | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Source #1: seatemperature.org[13] | |||||||||||||
| Source: Weather Atlas[14] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b c Evolució de la Ciutat d'Eivissa.
- ^ Orígens de la institució.
- ^ Eivissa: Patrimoni de la Humanitat.
- ^ "Municipality in figures: EIVISSA". ibestat.caib.es. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 Clubs 2020". DJ Mag.
- ^ Valores climatológicos normales. Ibiza, Aeropuerto.
- ^ "Valores extremos. Ibiza, Aeropuerto". January 2022.
- ^ Ltd, Copyright Global Sea Temperatures - A-Connect. "Ibiza Water Temperature - Spain - Sea Temperatures". World Sea Temperatures.
- ^ "Valores climatológicos normales. Ibiza, Aeropuerto". January 2022.
- ^ "Valores extremos. Ibiza, Aeropuerto". January 2022.
- ^ "Ibiza weather". Met Office. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Ibiza Sea Temperature". seatemperature.org. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Ibiza, Spain - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
Works cited
- "Eivissa: Patrimoni de la Humanitat". Ibiza. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.
- "Evolució de la Ciutat d'Eivissa". Ibiza. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.
- "Orígens de la institució". Ibiza. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025.
- "Valores climatológicos normales. Ibiza, Aeropuerto". State Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025.
External links
- Media related to Ibiza (town) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Tourism Excellence Plan
- Consell d'Evissa (in Catalan and Spanish) Local government
- Eivissa Archaeological Museum (in Catalan and Spanish)
- Real time marine traffic at Ibiza Port
- Panoramic virtual tour Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine of Ibiza Town port