Algaida

History

The name Algaida stems from the Arabic word al-gaida (meaning "the Base"). The municipality comprises Algaida, Pina and Randa. Algaida was first recorded in the year 1232. The most well-known of these communities is Randa, which contains the mesa Puig de Randa, on which there are located three secluded monasteries.

Geography

The municipality of Algaida is located in the south-east of the island of Mallorca, 22 km along the main highway from Palma to Manacor. The municipality encompasses six small mountains, the highest and most famous of which is Puig de Randa at 543 m. Rainfall can occur all year round. The driest month is July with an average rainfall of 12.5 L/m2. The heaviest rainfall in a single 24-hour period was on 17 September 1943 at 97 L/m2.

Most-observed species

• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,720
• Sardinian Warbler

  Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  2,052
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,049
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  1,899
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,862
• Red Kite

  Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,853
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,812
• European Stonechat

  Saxicola rubicola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,730

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2005-01-21
  4 km WNW of Vilafranca de Bonany, Spain
• M 2.5 — 2001-11-03
  39 km NW of Ciutadella, Spain
• M 3.8 — 2001-11-02
  38 km NW of Ciutadella, Spain