Maó
capital city of the island of Menorca, Spain
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Summary
Maó is a municipality of Spain[1]. Maó ranks in the top 0.82% of municipality of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,328 views/month, #46 of 5,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Menorca[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5]
- Head of government: Héctor Pons Riudavets[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Capital: Maó[8]
- Official language: Catalan[9]
- Shares border with: Es Mercadal[10], Alaior[11], Es Castell[12], Sant Lluís[13]
- Named after: Mago[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Cervia[15]
- Postal code: 07700–07714[16]
- Commons category: Maó[17]
- Licence plate code: IB[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[19], UTC+02:00[20]
- Catalog code: 72[21]
- Located in/on physical feature: Menorca[22]
- Significant event: Siege of Mahón[23]
- Official website: http://www.ajmao.org[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mahón[25]
- Commons gallery: Maó[26]
- Population: 28,765[27], 28,972[28], 28,942[29], 29,050[30], 29,125[31], 28,904[32], 28,284[33], 27,893[34], 27,669[35], 26,536[36], 25,187[37], 26,066[38], 23,993[39], 28,460[40]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Maó[41]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[45]
- Capital of: Menorca[46]
- Official name: Maó-Mahón[47], Maó[48]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Maó include mayonnaise[49], a condiment[50] and Minorcan giant dormouse[51], a fossil taxon[52].
Why It Matters
Maó has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Maó is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Maó include mayonnaise[49], a condiment[50] and Minorcan giant dormouse[51], a fossil taxon[52].