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{{Short description|Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea}}
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{{About|the island|the city|Ibiza (city)|other uses|Ibiza (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox islands
| name             = Ibiza
| image_name       = Ibiza flag.svg
| image_caption    = Flag of Ibiza
| image_size       = 200px
| image_map        = Ibiza ISS035-E-007431.jpg
| map_caption      = Satellite view (2013)
| map_size         = 
| map              = Spain Balearic Islands#Spain
| native_name      = ''Eivissa''
| native_name_link = Catalan language
| location         = [[Balearic Sea]]
| coordinates      = {{Coord|38.98|N|1.43|E|region:ES-IB_type:isle_scale:3000000|display=inline}}
| archipelago      = [[Balearic Islands]], [[Pityusic Islands]]
| total_islands    =
| major_islands    =
| area_km2         = 571.6
| highest_mount    = [[Sa Talaiassa]]
| elevation_m      = 475
| coastline_km     =
| country          = Spain
| country_admin_divisions_title_1   = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous Community]]
| country_admin_divisions_1         = [[Balearic Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2   = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| country_admin_divisions_2         = [[Balearic Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3   =
| country_admin_divisions_3         =
| country_capital                   = [[Ibiza (city)|Ibiza]]
| country_largest_city              = [[Ibiza (city)|Ibiza]]
| country_largest_city_population   = 51,872
| country1_leader_title = Government
| country1_leader_name = [[#Insular government|Island Council of Ibiza]]
| country2_leader_title = President
| country2_leader_name = Vicente Marí ([[People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP]])
| population       = 159,180
| population_as_of = 1 January 2023
| density_km2      = 278.0
| languages =  [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 5
| module        = {{Infobox designation list | embed=yes
   | designation1 = WHS
   | designation1_offname = Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
   | designation1_type = Mixed
   | designation1_criteria = ii, iii, iv, ix, x
   | designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417 417]
   | designation1_free1name = Region
   | designation1_free1value = Southern Europe
   | designation1_date = [[List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription#1999 (23rd session)|1999]] <small>(23rd [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small>
   }}
}}
[[File:Escut del Consell Insular d'Eivissa.svg|thumb|upright|Ibiza Insular Council Emblem]]

'''Ibiza''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|b|iː|z|ə}} (US) {{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|b|iː|θ|ə}} (UK);<ref>{{Cite Dictionary.com|Ibiza}}</ref> {{IPA|es|iˈβiθa|lang}}; {{langx|ca|Eivissa}} {{IPA|ca-ES-IB|əjˈvisə|}}; [[#Names and pronunciation|see below]]) or '''Iviza'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Publishers |first=HarperCollins |title=The American Heritage Dictionary entry: Ibiza |url=https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=Ibiza |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=ahdictionary.com}}</ref> is a Spanish island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] off the eastern coast of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of [[Valencia]]. It is the third largest of the [[Balearic Islands]] in area, but the second-largest by population. Its largest settlements are [[Ibiza Town]] ({{langx|ca|Vila d'Eivissa|links=no}}, or simply {{lang|ca|Vila}}), [[Santa Eulària des Riu]], and [[Sant Antoni de Portmany]]. Its highest point, called [[Sa Talaiassa]] (or Sa Talaia), is {{convert|475|m|0|abbr=off}} [[above mean sea level|above sea level]].

Ibiza is well known for its [[nightlife]] and [[electronic dance music]] club scene in  the summer, which attract large numbers of tourists. The island's government and the Spanish Tourist Office have worked toward promoting more family-oriented tourism.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/27/ibiza-party-spirit Ibiza renews its party spirit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603115144/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/27/ibiza-party-spirit |date=3 June 2023 }}, Luke Bainbridge, 27 June 2010 (The Guardian)</ref><ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/inside-the-police-crackdown-on-ibizas-endless-party-culture/ Inside the police crackdown on Ibizas endless party culture]  Michelle Lhooqe, 13 November 2015 (Vice TV website)</ref>

Ibiza is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417|website=UNESCO|publisher=United Nations|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025200820/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417|url-status=live}}</ref> Ibiza and the nearby island of [[Formentera]] to its south are called the Pine Islands, or "[[Pityusic Islands|Pityuses]]".{{Anchor|Etymology|Toponymy|Name}}

==Names and pronunciation==
In standard [[British English]], the name is usually pronounced in an approximation of the [[Peninsular Spanish]] variant ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|b|iː|θ|ə}} {{respell|ib|EE|thə}}).<ref>{{Cite OED|Ibiza}}</ref> In [[American English]], the pronunciation is generally closer to the [[Spanish language#Hispanic America|Latin American Spanish]] variant ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|b|iː|z|ə}} {{respell|ib|EE|zə}},<ref>''Random House dictionary''</ref> {{IPAc-en|iː|ˈ|b|iː|s|ə}} {{respell|ee|BEE|sə}},<ref>''American Heritage Dictionary''</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Jones | first=Daniel | author-link= Daniel Jones (phonetician) |author2=Peter Roach| title= English Pronouncing Dictionary| edition=16th | year=2003 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge|display-authors=etal}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wells |first=John C. | author-link= John C. Wells | title=Longman Pronunuciation Dictionary | edition=2nd | year=2000 | publisher=Pearson Education Limited |location=Harlow}}</ref> and so forth), and the first syllable is never pronounced as a [[homophone]] of "eye".

Phoenician colonists called the island ''Ibossim''  or ''Iboshim'' (cf. Hebrew אִי־בּוֹשֵׂם, "Fragrance Island"), likely due the abundance of aromatic plants on the island. Other speculation is ({{langx|phn|𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌}}, {{Smallcaps all|ʾybšm}},{{sfnp|Head & al.|1911|p=3}} "Dedicated to [[Bes]]").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liveibiza.com/ibiza_literature/god_bes_ibiza.htm |title=Ibiza Literature, Literature in Ibiza |publisher=Liveibiza.com |access-date=2013-03-26 |archive-date=4 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704043421/http://www.liveibiza.com/ibiza_literature/god_bes_ibiza.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Kuhbier">{{Cite book|editor1=Kuhbier, Heinrich |editor2=Alcover, Josep Antoni |editor3=Guerau d'Arellano Tur, Cristòfol |year=1984 |title=Biogeography and Ecology of the Pityusic Islands |series=Monographiae Biologicae, Volume 52 |location=The Hague, The Netherlands |publisher=Dr. W. Junk (Kluwer) |page=1 |isbn=978-90-6193-105-8 }}</ref> It was later known to Romans as {{lang|la|Ebusus}}.

The [[Greeks]] called the two islands of Ibiza and [[Formentera]] the {{lang|grc-Latn|Pityoûssai}} ({{lang|grc|Πιτυοῦσσαι}}, probably meaning "Pine-Covered Islands").<ref>[https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/8297819.pdf Antoni Ordinas Garau, Jaume Binimelis Sebastián: ''Singularidades toponímicas de las islas Pitiusas''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001151452/https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/8297819.pdf |date=1 October 2023 }}(In Spanish)</ref> The Catalan name {{lang|ca|Pitiüses}} and the Spanish name {{lang|es|Pitiusas}} retain this Greek root.

Its name in [[Catalan language|Catalan]] is {{lang|ca|Eivissa}} ({{IPA|ca-es-ib|əjˈbisə|pron}}) in most dialects, but {{lang|ca|Eivissa}} ({{IPA|ca-es-ib|əjˈvisə|pron}}) in a minority of dialects including Valencian. The [[Spanish language|Spanish]] name is {{lang|es|Ibiza}} ({{IPA|es|iˈβiθa|pron}} in Spain / {{IPA|es|iˈβisa|}} in Latin America).

In the 18th and 19th centuries the island was known to the British and especially to the [[Royal Navy]] as ''Ivica'', possibly from an older Spanish orthography with {{angle bracket|[[ç]]}}.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|year=1845 |title=Ivica |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Metropolitana, Or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge |volume=21 |location=London |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ijhOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167 167]}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Anforas griegas ibiza.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ancient Greek [[Aryballos|aryballoi]] found in the necropolis of Puig des Molins. Museu de Puig des Molins, Ibiza]]
In 654 BC, [[Phoenicia]]n settlers [[Sa Caleta Phoenician Settlement|founded a port on Ibiza]]. With the decline of Phoenicia after the [[Assyria]]n invasions, Ibiza came under the control of [[Carthage]], also a former Phoenician colony. The island produced dye, salt, fish sauce ([[garum]]) and wool.

A shrine with offerings to the goddess [[Tanit]] was established in the cave at Es Cuieram, and the rest of the Balearic Islands entered Eivissa's commercial orbit after 400 BC. Ibiza was a major trading post along the Mediterranean routes. Ibiza began establishing its own trading stations along the nearby Balearic island of [[Mallorca]] (Majorca), such as ''Na Guardis'', and "Na Galera" where numerous Balearic mercenaries hired on, no doubt as [[Balearic slinger|slingers]],{{efn|"The Rhodians, like the Baleares, were celebrated slingers." ({{langx|la|Iam cui Tlepolemus sator, et cui Lindus origo, Funda bella ferens Balearis et alite plumbo.}})<ref>Strab. xiv. p. 654; Plin. l. c. ''Sil. Ital.'' iii. 364, 365.</ref>}} to fight for Carthage.

During the [[Second Punic War]], the island was assaulted by the two Scipio brothers ([[Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 218 BC)|Publius]] and [[Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus|Gnaeus]]) in 217 BC but remained loyal to Carthage. With the Carthaginian military failing on the [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] mainland, Ibiza was last used, 205 B.C, by the fleeing Carthaginian general Mago to gather supplies and men before sailing to [[Menorca]] and then to [[Liguria]]. Ibiza negotiated a favorable treaty (Foedus) with the [[Roman Republic|Romans]], which spared Ibiza from further destruction and allowed it to continue its Carthaginian-Punic institutions, traditions and even coinage well into the Empire days, when it became an official Roman municipality.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and a brief period of first [[Vandals|Vandal]] and then [[Byzantine]] rule, the island was conquered by the [[Muslims]] in 902. The few remaining locals converted to Islam and Berber settlers came in. Under Islamic rule, Ibiza (Yabisah) came in close contact with the city of [[Dénia]]—the closest port in the nearby Iberian peninsula, located in the [[Valencian Community]]—and the two areas were administered jointly by the [[Taifa of Dénia]] for some time (11th century).

[[File:Vista de Ibiza (18452101241).jpg|thumb|right|View of the Old Town in 1960]]

Ibiza, together with the islands of [[Formentera]] and Menorca, were [[Battle of Ibiza (1109)|invaded]] by the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[King of Norway|King]] [[Sigurd I of Norway]] in the spring of 1110 on [[Norwegian Crusade|his crusade]] to [[Jerusalem]]. The king had previously conquered the cities of [[Sintra]], [[Lisbon]] and [[Alcácer do Sal]] and given them over to [[Christianity|Christian]] rulers, in an effort to weaken the [[Islam|Muslim]] grip on the Iberian peninsula. King Sigurd continued to [[Sicily]] where he visited King [[Roger II of Sicily]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jakobsson|first=Ármann|date=2013-09-13|title=Image is Everything: The Morkinskinna Account of King Sigurðr of Norway's Journey to the Holy Land|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/520749|journal=Parergon|volume=30|issue=1|pages=121–140|doi=10.1353/pgn.2013.0016|s2cid=143449956|issn=1832-8334|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725041502/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/520749|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

The island was [[Reconquista|conquered]] for the [[Crown of Aragon]] in 1235.<ref>Abulafia, David. ''The rise of Aragon-Catalonia''. na, 1999. pp. 5</ref> The local Muslim population was deported, as was the case with neighboring Mallorca and elsewhere, and Christians arrived from Girona. The island maintained its own self-government in several forms until 1715, when King [[Philip V of Spain]] abolished the local government's autonomy. The arrival of democracy in the late 1970s led to the [[Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands]]. Today, the island is part of the Balearic Autonomous Community, along with Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera.

=== Development ===
[[File:Festival Club-Spain Ibiza-Andres Larin.jpg|thumb|right|Abandoned Festival Club lies in the hills above San José]]
Since the early days of mass tourism on the island, there have been a large number of development projects ranging from successful ventures, such as the super clubs at [[Space (Ibiza nightclub)|Space]] and [[Privilege Ibiza|Privilege]], to failed development projects, such as [[Josep Lluís Sert]]'s abandoned hotel complex at Cala D'en Serra,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/josep-lluis-serts-abandoned-hotel-at.html|title=Josep Lluís Sert's abandoned hotel at Cala D'en Serra.|first=Thomas G.|last=Clark|date=7 July 2011|access-date=29 June 2011|archive-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818062220/http://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/josep-lluis-serts-abandoned-hotel-at.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the half-completed and now demolished "Idea" nightclub in [[Sant Antoni de Portmany|Sant Antoni]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/discoteca-idea-san-antonio-ibiza.html|title=An abandoned Idea|first=Thomas G.|last=Clark|date=29 May 2011|access-date=29 June 2011|archive-date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322181821/http://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/discoteca-idea-san-antonio-ibiza.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ruins of a huge restaurant/nightclub in the hills near [[Sant Josep de sa Talaia|Sant Josep]] called "Festival Club" that only operated for three summer seasons in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.travelntourism.org/europe/ibiza-party-events.html |title=Ibiza Party |publisher=TravelnTourism |access-date=2016-06-18 |archive-date=25 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625023135/http://www.travelntourism.org/europe/ibiza-party-events.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The transient nature of club-oriented tourism is most obvious in these ruins scattered all over the island. Local artist Irene de Andrès has tackled the difficult issue of the impact of mass tourism on the island local landscapes, both natural and cultural, in an ongoing project called "Donde nada ocurre" (Where nothing happens).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://irenedeandres.com/|title=Irene de Andrès website|date=24 December 2016|access-date=24 December 2016|archive-date=21 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021075302/http://irenedeandres.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Ibiza property prices generally remained above market value, and many of the development projects on the island have now been completed or continue, as well as some new projects announced at the end of 2012. Since 2009, Ibiza has received an increase in the number of tourists every year, with nearly 6 million people travelling through [[Ibiza Airport]] in 2012. The summer season has become concentrated between June and September, focusing on the "clubbing calendar"<ref>{{cite news |title=Vakantie Ibiza 2017 " De beste tips voor op vakantie! |url=https://www.europa-vakanties.nl/spanje/ibiza/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=Europa Vakanties |date=4 January 2015 |language=nl-NL |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202525/https://www.europa-vakanties.nl/spanje/ibiza/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which is currently booming. In recent years, the luxury market has dramatically improved, with new restaurants, clubs, and improvements to the marina in Ibiza Town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ibiza – a hedonist's paradise whatever your poison|url=http://www.ibizatraveller.com/lifestyle/hedonist-paradise/|publisher=Ibiza Traveller|access-date=6 July 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132744/http://www.ibizatraveller.com/lifestyle/hedonist-paradise/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ibiza's increased popularity has led to problems with potable water shortages and overrun infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibicasa.com/en/articulo.php?id=399&edicion=73 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618104848/https://www.ibicasa.com/en/articulo.php?id=399&edicion=73 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |title=Ibiza's Water Shortage |first=Katherine |last=Berry |date=2015 |website=Ibicasa Magazine |access-date=2 November 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> This has led to the imposition of a "Sustainable Tourism Tax" which went into effect on 1 July 2016.<ref name="pulse">{{cite web|last1=Shortlidge|first1=Chadler|title=Ibiza "Cannot Support Much More Increase in Tourism" Says Govt|url=http://pulseradio.net/articles/2016/07/ibiza-government-the-island-can-t-handle-more-tourists|website=Pulse|access-date=23 July 2016|date=17 July 2016|archive-date=21 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721084935/http://pulseradio.net/articles/2016/07/ibiza-government-the-island-can-t-handle-more-tourists|url-status=dead}}</ref> Minister of Tourism Vincente Torres stated in an interview in 2016 that the government has instituted a moratorium on building in certain areas. He said that with almost 100,000 legal tourist beds and about 132,000 inhabitants on the island's {{convert|572|km2}}, not much more tourism can be supported.<ref name="pulse" />

==Geography==
{{See also|Pine Islands}}
[[File:Eivissa2021OSM.png|thumb|Enlargeable, detailed map of Eivissa and Formentera]]
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Illa des Penjats. Illots d'Eivissa (Pitiüses) 20.jpg|'''Penjats''' Island is the southernmost islet of Ibiza
File:1. Es Vedrà (vessant migjorn - Eivissa).jpg|[[Es Vedrà]] ([[Sant Josep de sa Talaia]])
</gallery>
Ibiza is a rock island covering an area of {{convert|572.56|km2|sqmi|2}}, almost one-sixth the size of Mallorca, but over five times larger than [[Mykonos]] in the [[Greek Isles]], or 10 times larger than [[Manhattan]] in New York City.

Ibiza is the larger of a group of the western Balearic archipelago called the [[Pityusic Islands]] (''Pitiusas'') or "Pine Islands" composed of itself and [[Formentera]]. The Balearic island chain includes over 50 islands, many of which are uninhabited. The highest point of the island is [[Sa Talaiassa]], also known as Sa Talaia or Sa Talaia de Sant Josep at {{convert|475|m|ft|0}}.

==Administration==
Ibiza is administratively part of the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of the [[Balearic Islands]], whose capital is [[Palma de Mallorca|Palma]], on the island of Mallorca. Ibiza comprises five of [[List of municipalities in Balearic Islands|the region's 67 municipalities]]:

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Map
! Municipality
! Area in<br /> square km
! Population<br /> 1 Nov 2011
! Population<br /> 1 Jan 2021
! Population<br /> 1 Jan 2023<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[File:Eivissa.png|220px]]
| [[Sant Josep de sa Talaia]]  (Spanish: ''San José'')
| align="right" |159.4
| align="right" |24,079
| align="right" |29,015
| align="right" |30,340
|-
| [[Sant Antoni de Portmany]] (''San Antonio Abad'')
| align="right" |126.8
| align="right" |21,915
| align="right" |27,582
| align="right" |28,551
|-
| [[Sant Joan de Labritja]] (''San Juan Bautista)''
| align="right" |121.7
| align="right" |5,351
| align="right" |6,610
| align="right" |6,809
|-
| [[Santa Eulària des Riu]] (''Santa Eulalia del Río'')
| align="right" |153.6
| align="right" |33,699
| align="right" |40,413
| align="right" |41,608
|-
| [[Ibiza Town|Vila d'Eivissa]] (''Ibiza'')
| align="right" |11.1
| align="right" |48,550
| align="right" |50,566
| align="right" |51,872
|- class="sortbottom"
| '''Totals'''
| align="right" |572.6
| align="right" |133,594
| align="right" |154,186
| align="right" |159,180
|}

At the [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|2001 census]] these municipalities had a total population of 88,076 inhabitants, which had risen to an officially estimated total of 159,180 at the start of 2023,<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2024.</ref> and have a land area of {{convert|572.56|km2|abbr=on}}.

The island's self-government institution is the Ibiza Island Council (''Consell Insular d'Eivissa''). Prior to its split in 2007, [[Formentera]] was part of the council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mas.diariodeibiza.es/125-aniversario/democracia-consell-insular-eivissa/|website=Diario de Ibiza|title=39 años de democracia con el Consell d'Eivissa|first=Ester|last=Vila|date=29 June 2018|access-date=20 April 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420000308/https://mas.diariodeibiza.es/125-aniversario/democracia-consell-insular-eivissa/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Insular government===
Elections are held every four years concurrently with [[Elections in Spain#Local elections|local elections]]. From 1983 to 2007, councilors were indirectly elected from the results of the election to [[Parliament of the Balearic Islands]] for the constituencies of [[Ibiza (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency)|Ibiza]] and [[Formentera (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency)|Formentera]] (then forming a single Island council, with Ibiza sending 12 councilors and Formentera a single one). Since 2007, however, separate direct elections are held to elect the Island Council of Ibiza, which has kept 13 as the number of seats (despite sending 12 to the Balearic Parliament).

====Results of the elections to the former Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! colspan="4" |[[File:Former Coat of Arms of Ibiza and Formentera Islands.svg|35px]]<br />Island Councilors of the Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera between 1978 and 2007
|-
| colspan="4" | {{hidden begin|title=''Key to parties''|contentstyle=font-size:95%; border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;}}
{{div col|colwidth=12.5em}}
{{legend|{{party color|Confederation of the Greens}}|[[Confederation of the Greens|EVIB]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Coalition of Progressive Organizations}}|[[Coalition of Progressive Organizations|COP]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Pacte Progressista}}|[[Pacte Progressista|Pacte]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}|[[Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSIB–PSOE]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#2A52BE|[[Independents of Ibiza and Formentera Federation|FIEF]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}|[[Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)|PDL]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}|[[Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Independent Popular Council of Formentera}}|[[Independent Popular Council of Formentera|AIPF]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}|[[People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Democratic Coalition (Spain)}}|[[Independents al Consell Insular d'Eivissa i Formentera|ICIF]]–[[Democratic Coalition (Spain)|CD]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}|[[People's Coalition (Spain)|CP]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|People's Alliance (Spain)}}|[[People's Alliance (Spain)|AP]]–[[Liberal Party (Spain, 1976)|PL]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{div col end}}
{{hidden end}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Election
! Distribution
! colspan="2" |President
|-
| align="center" |1979<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/sites/localsite/collect/mayurqa/index/assoc/Mayurqa_/2021v03p/107.dir/Mayurqa_2021v03p107.pdf |title=LES ELECCIONS PREAUTONÒMIQUES A LES ILLES BALEARS DE 1979 |trans-title=1979 PREAUTONOMOUS ELECTIONS IN THE BALEARIC ISLANDS |first=Martín |last=Rotger Lebrón |journal=Mayurqa |doi=10.22307/2386.7124.2021.01.008 |volume=3 |pages=107–121 |date=2021 |language=ca |access-date=2024-02-11 |archive-date=2024-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325112034/https://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/sites/localsite/collect/mayurqa/index/assoc/Mayurqa_/2021v03p/107.dir/Mayurqa_2021v03p107.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:2em; color:white;" | 2
| style="background:{{party color|Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}}; width:4em; color:white;" | 4
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Coalition (Spain)}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6
|}
| rowspan="2" | Cosme Vidal Juan (ICIF–[[Democratic Coalition (Spain)|CD]], [[People's Coalition (Spain)|CP]])
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Coalition (Spain)}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[1983 Balearic regional election|1983]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6
|}
| style="background:{{party color|People's Coalition (Spain)}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[1987 Balearic regional election|1987]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|People's Alliance (Spain)}}; width:7em; color:white;" | 7
|}
| rowspan="3" | Antoni Marí ([[People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP]])
| rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[1991 Balearic regional election|1991]]
| 
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5
| style="background:#2A52BE; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:7em; color:white;" | 7
|}
|-
| align="center" |[[1995 Balearic regional election|1995]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Confederation of the Greens}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:4em; color:white;" | 4
| style="background:{{party color|Independent Popular Council of Formentera}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:7em; color:white;" | 7
|}
|-
| align="center" |[[1999 Balearic regional election|1999]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Coalition of Progressive Organizations}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|Pacte Progressista}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6
|}
| Pilar Costa ([[Pacte Progressista]])
| style="background:{{party color|Pacte Progressista}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[2003 Balearic regional election|2003]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Pacte Progressista}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5
| style="background:{{party color|Independent Popular Council of Formentera}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:7em; color:white;" | 7
|}
| Pere Palau ([[People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP]])
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}};" |
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#EEEEEE; text-align:center;" | {{Small|''Split into the Island Councils of Ibiza and [[Formentera]] respectively, with the 2007 Amendment of the [[Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands|Statue of Autonomy]] coming into effect.''}}
|}

====Results of the elections to the Island Council of Ibiza====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! colspan="4" |[[File:Escut del Consell Insular d'Eivissa.svg|35px]]<br />Island Councilors of the Island Council of Ibiza since 2007
|-
| colspan="4" | {{hidden begin|title=''Key to parties''|contentstyle=font-size:95%; border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;}}
{{div col|colwidth=12.5em}}
{{legend|{{party color|Podemos (Spanish political party)}}|[[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Unidas Podemos}}|[[Unidas Podemos|United We Can–EUIB]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|PSOE–Eivissa pel Canvi}}|[[Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSOE]]–[[Eivissa pel Canvi|ExC]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Pacte per Eivissa}}|[[Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSOE]]–[[Pacte per Eivissa|PxE]]}}
{{legend|{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}|[[Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSIB–PSOE]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Citizens (Spanish political party)}}|[[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Cs]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}|[[People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Vox (political party)}}|[[Vox (political party)|Vox]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{div col end}}
{{hidden end}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Election
! Distribution
! colspan="2" |President
|-
| align="center" |[[2007 Balearic Island Council elections|2007]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|PSOE–Eivissa pel Canvi}}; width:7em; color:white;" | 7
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6
|}
| Xico Tarrés ([[Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSOE]]–[[Eivissa pel Canvi|ExC]])
| style="background:{{party color|PSOE–Eivissa pel Canvi}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[2011 Balearic Island Council elections|2011]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Pacte per Eivissa}}; width:5em; color:white;" | 5
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:8em; color:white;" | 8
|}
| Vicent Serra ([[People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP]])
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[2015 Balearic Island Council elections|2015]]
| 
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Podemos (Spanish political party)}}; width:3em; color:white;" | 3
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:4em; color:white;" | 4
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6
|}
| Vicente Torres ([[Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSIB–PSOE]])
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[2019 Balearic Island Council elections|2019]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="background:{{party color|Unidas Podemos}}; width:2em; color:white;" | 2
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:4em; color:white;" | 4
| style="background:{{party color|Citizens (Spanish political party)}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:6em; color:white;" | 6
|}
| rowspan="2" | Vicente Marí ([[People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP]])
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}};" |
|-
| align="center" |[[2023 Balearic Island Council elections|2023]]
|
{| style="width:45em; font-size:85%; text-align:center; font-family:Courier New;"
|- style="font-weight:bold" 
| style="background:{{party color|Unidas Podemos}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:3em; color:white;" | 3
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party of the Balearic Islands}}; width:8em; color:white;" | 8
| style="background:{{party color|Vox (political party)}}; width:1em; color:white;" | 1
|}
|}

==Climate==
Ibiza has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSh''). The average annual temperature of Ibiza is {{convert|18.3|C|F|0}}, being warm and mild throughout the whole year. Ibiza lies at the same latitude as [[Atlantic City]], yet it is much warmer for its location in the [[Mediterranean Basin]]. The climate of Ibiza is typically warm, sunny and dry, with low variation between highs and lows. The sunshine hours of Ibiza are 2700-2800 per year, while the yearly rain amount ranges from {{convert|400|to|450|mm|in|0}}. The average high temperature is {{convert|22.3|C|F|0}}, while the average low is {{convert|14.2|C|F|0}}. Winters are slightly rainy and mild, from November to April normally the whole island turns green for the seasonal rains. Summers are hot and fairly humid, which contributes to high [[dew point|dew points]] and muggy weather, increasing the [[heat index]], although with very little rainfall. The few rainy days are often accompanied by thunderstorms. During the coldest month, January, the average high temperature is {{convert|15.8|C|F|0}}, while the average low is {{convert|7.9|C|F|0}}. In the warmest month, August, the average high temperature is {{convert|30.4|C|F|0}}, while the low is {{convert|22.2|C|F|0}}. Extreme temperatures are rare for the influence of the sea. The average temperature of the sea in Ibiza is {{convert|19.7|C|F|0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seatemperature.org/europe/spain/ibiza.htm|title=Ibiza Water Temperature - Spain - Sea Temperatures|first=Copyright Global Sea Temperatures - A-Connect|last=Ltd|website=World Sea Temperatures|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032149/https://www.seatemperature.org/europe/spain/ibiza.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and beach weather usually lasts 7 months, from May to November. The highest temperature ever recorded on Ibiza Airport is {{convert|41|C|F|0}} on 13 August 2022.

{{Weather box
| location = Eivissa Airport {{convert|6|m|abbr=off}} (1991–2010), extremes (1953-present)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 24.7
| Feb record high C = 23.5
| Mar record high C = 27.1
| Apr record high C = 27.8
| May record high C = 31.0
| Jun record high C = 36.5
| Jul record high C = 36.6
| Aug record high C = 41.0
| Sep record high C = 38.4
| Oct record high C = 32.0
| Nov record high C = 28.4
| Dec record high C = 23.8
| year record high C = 
| Jan high C = 15.8
| Feb high C = 16.0
| Mar high C = 17.8
| Apr high C = 20.0
| May high C = 23.1
| Jun high C = 27.1
| Jul high C = 29.8
| Aug high C = 30.4
| Sep high C = 27.7
| Oct high C = 24.0
| Nov high C = 19.5
| Dec high C = 16.8
| year high C = 
| Jan mean C = 11.9
| Feb mean C = 12.0
| Mar mean C = 13.7
| Apr mean C = 15.8
| May mean C = 18.9
| Jun mean C = 22.8
| Jul mean C = 25.7
| Aug mean C = 26.4
| Sep mean C = 23.7
| Oct mean C = 20.2
| Nov mean C = 15.7
| Dec mean C = 12.9
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C = 7.9
| Feb low C = 7.9
| Mar low C = 9.5
| Apr low C = 11.6
| May low C = 14.5
| Jun low C = 18.5
| Jul low C = 21.5
| Aug low C = 22.4
| Sep low C = 19.7
| Oct low C = 16.3
| Nov low C = 11.9
| Dec low C = 9.0
| year low C = 
| Jan record low C = -1.2
| Feb record low C = -3.0
| Mar record low C = 0.8
| Apr record low C = 3.4
| May record low C = 6.8
| Jun record low C = 10.0
| Jul record low C = 14.0
| Aug record low C = 11.0
| Sep record low C = 11.4
| Oct record low C = 6.3
| Nov record low C = 1.0
| Dec record low C = -0.4
| year record low C = 
| Jan precipitation mm = 40
| Feb precipitation mm = 30
| Mar precipitation mm = 22
| Apr precipitation mm = 27
| May precipitation mm = 22
| Jun precipitation mm = 8
| Jul precipitation mm = 3
| Aug precipitation mm = 18
| Sep precipitation mm = 63
| Oct precipitation mm = 57
| Nov precipitation mm = 60
| Dec precipitation mm = 52
| year precipitation mm = 
| precipitation color = green
| Jan precipitation days = 5.0
| Feb precipitation days = 4.4
| Mar precipitation days = 3.5
| Apr precipitation days = 4.0
| May precipitation days = 2.6
| Jun precipitation days = 1.2
| Jul precipitation days = 0.3
| Aug precipitation days = 1.7
| Sep precipitation days = 4.4
| Oct precipitation days = 5.8
| Nov precipitation days = 5.9
| Dec precipitation days = 5.5
| year precipitation days = 
| unit precipitation days = 1 mm
| Jan snow days = 0.1
| Feb snow days = 0.1
| Mar snow days = 0.0
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.0
| Dec snow days = 0.0
| year snow days = 
| Jan sun = 164
| Feb sun = 172
| Mar sun = 217
| Apr sun = 243
| May sun = 282
| Jun sun = 315
| Jul sun = 338
| Aug sun = 307
| Sep sun = 237
| Oct sun = 205
| Nov sun = 165
| Dec sun = 155
| year sun = 
| Jan humidity = 75
| Feb humidity = 73
| Mar humidity = 72
| Apr humidity = 70
| May humidity = 68
| Jun humidity = 66
| Jul humidity = 67
| Aug humidity = 69
| Sep humidity = 70
| Oct humidity = 74
| Nov humidity = 73
| Dec humidity = 76
| year humidity = 
| source 1 = [[Agencia Estatal de Meteorología]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aemet.es/es/datos_abiertos/AEMET_OpenData|title=AEMET OpenData|date=23 December 2024|access-date=24 March 2016|publisher=AEMET}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/efemerides_extremos?w=0&k=bal&l=B954&datos=det|title=Valores extremos. Ibiza, Aeropuerto|date=March 2016|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
| date = October 2016
}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:1.2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
|-
! colspan="14" |Climate data for Ibiza
|-
!Month
!Jan
!Feb
!Mar
!Apr
!May
!Jun
!Jul
!Aug
!Sep
!Oct
!Nov
!Dec
! style="border-left-width:medium" |Year
|-
!No. of days with maximum temperature≥ {{Convert|30.0|C|F|abbr=on}}
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFC0C0;color:#000000;" |3.0
| style="background:#FF4040;color:#000000;" |12.2
| style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;" |15.0
| style="background:#FFC0C0;color:#000000;" |2.7
| style="background:#FFE4E1;color:#000000;" |0.1
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFC0C0;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium" |33.0
|-
!Mean number of days with no sunshine
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.1
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.2
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.1
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.4
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.2
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.1
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;" |0
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.1
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.1
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |0.2
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium" |1.5
|-
!Average sea temperature °C (°F)
| style="background:#DCDCFF;color:#000000;" |14.7<br />(58.5)
| style="background:#D6D6FF;color:#000000;" |14.3<br />(57.7)
| style="background:#D9D9FF;color:#000000;" |14.5<br />(58.0)
| style="background:#F4F4FF;color:#000000;" |16.3<br />(61.4)
| style="background:#FFD54C;color:#000000;" |19.1<br />(66.3)
| style="background:#FF9300;color:#000000;" |22.5<br />(72.6)
| style="background:#FF6000;color:#000000;" |25.1<br />(77.1)
| style="background:#FF4A00;color:#000000;" |26.2<br />(79.1)
| style="background:#FF5E00;color:#000000;" |25.2<br />(77.4)
| style="background:#FF8F00;color:#000000;" |22.7<br />(72.9)
| style="background:#FFCB21;color:#000000;" |19.6<br />(67.3)
| style="background:#F9F9FF;color:#000000;" |16.6<br />(61.8)
| style="background:#FFC916;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium" |19.7<br />(67.5)
|-
!Average Wind Speed m/sec (Kph)
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|3.9|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|4.2|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|4.3|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|4.3|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|4.0|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|4.1|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|3.9|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|3.7|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|3.6|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|3.6|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|4.0|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F9F6EE;color:#000000;" |{{Convert|3.9|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
| style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium" |{{Convert|4.0|m/s|kph|abbr=values|disp=br}}
|-
!Mean daily daylight hours
| style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;" |9.8
| style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;" |10.8
| style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;" |12.0
| style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;" |13.2
| style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;" |14.3
| style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;" |14.9
| style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;" |14.6
| style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;" |13.6
| style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;" |12.4
| style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;" |11.2
| style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;" |10.1
| style="background:#E9E900;color:#000000;" |9.5
| style="background:#FFFF35;color:#000000;" |12.2
|-
!Average [[ultraviolet index]]
| style="background:#289500;color:#000000;" |2
| style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;" |3
| style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;" |5
| style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;" |6
| style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;" |8
| style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;" |9
| style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;" |9
| style="background:#d8001d;color:#000000;" |8
| style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;" |6
| style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;" |4
| style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;" |3
| style="background:#289500;color:#000000;" |2
| style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium" |5.4
|-
! colspan="14" style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;" |Source #1:[[NOAA]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: IBIZA/ES CODOLÃ |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Spain/CSV/IBIZAESCODOLA_8373.csv |access-date=14 November 2024 |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=[[NOAA|National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration]] |format=CSV }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="14" style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;" |Source #2: seatemperature.org<ref name="seatemperature">{{cite web |url=http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/spain/ibiza-march.htm |title=Ibiza Sea Temperature |publisher=seatemperature.org |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-date=22 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022101211/http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/spain/ibiza-march.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="14" style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;" |Source #3: Weather Atlas(daylight-uv)<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/spain/ibiza-climate |title=Ibiza, Spain - Climate data |publisher=Weather Atlas |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-date=16 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024722/http://www.weather-atlas.com/en/spain/ibiza-climate |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==Demographics==
Demographically, Ibiza displays a very peculiar configuration, as census agencies diverge on exact figures. According to the 2001 national census, Ibiza had 88,076 inhabitants (against 76,000 in 1991, 64,000 in 1981, 45,000 in 1971, and 38,000 in 1961). However, by the 2011 national census, this had grown to 133,594, and at the Census of 2021 had reached 154,186. This rapid growth stems from the amnesty which incorporated a number of unregistered foreign migrants. In terms of origin, about 55 percent of island residents were born in Ibiza; 35 percent are domestic migrants from mainland Spain (mostly working-class families from Andalusia, and the remainder from Catalonia, Valencia and Castile); and the remaining 10 to 15 per cent are foreign, dual and multi-national citizens of the EU and abroad (Govern de les Illes Balears – IBAE 1996). In decreasing order, the most commonly visiting foreigners are [[Germany|German]], [[United Kingdom|British]], [[Latin America]]n, [[France|French]], [[Italy|Italian]] and [[Netherlands|Dutch]].

==Language==
[[Eivissenc]] is the native dialect of [[Catalan language|Catalan]] that is spoken on Ibiza and nearby [[Formentera]]. Catalan shares co-official status with [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Additionally, because of the influence of tourism and [[immigrant]]s living in or maintaining residences on the island, other languages, such as English, French, German and Italian, are widely spoken.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.petitfute.com/d371-ibiza/guide-touristique/c116604-population-et-langues.html | date = 13 August 2017 | title = Le guide touristique IBIZA du Petit Futé : Population et langues (français) | access-date = 13 August 2017 | archive-date = 13 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170813230309/https://www.petitfute.com/d371-ibiza/guide-touristique/c116604-population-et-langues.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Sights==
Though primarily known for its party scene, large portions of the island are registered as UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417UNESCO|title=Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture|first=UNESCO World Heritage|last=Centre|access-date=26 December 2019|archive-date=6 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206234930/http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417UNESCO|url-status=live}}</ref> 

A notable example includes the Renaissance walls of the old town of Ibiza City, which were awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status in 1999. They are one of the world's few Renaissance walls that were not demolished, and part of the medieval wall is still visible. There are some Ibizan cultural sites, such as the remains of the first Phoenician settlement at [[Sa Caleta Phoenician Settlement|Sa Caleta]]. Other sites are still under threat from the developers, such as [[Ses Feixes Wetlands]], but this site has now been recognised as a threatened environment, and it is expected that steps will be taken to preserve this wetland. The oceanic plant ''[[Posidonia oceanica]]'' is also part of UNESCO's World Heritage.

==Tourism==
===Nightlife===
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Ibiza is considered to be a popular tourist destination, especially due to its well-known and at times riotous [[nightclub]]-based nightlife centred on two areas: [[Ibiza Town]], the island's capital on the southern shore, and [[Sant Antoni de Portmany|Sant Antoni]] to the west. Ibiza has garnered the reputation as the "Party Capital of the world".<ref>{{cite web|first =Dantelle|last =Levy|url =https://edmmaniac.com/history-ibiza/|title =Crash Course: The History Of Ibiza, The Party Capital Of The World|date =15 June 2022|publisher =Edm Maniac|access-date =9 October 2022|archive-date =9 October 2022|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221009235440/https://edmmaniac.com/history-ibiza/|url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Maya Kachroo|last=Levine|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/island-vacations/ibiza-european-party-capital-history|title=How Ibiza Became the Most Sought-after Party Capital in the World|date=26 May 2021|publisher=Travel and Leisure|access-date=9 October 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009235439/https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/island-vacations/ibiza-european-party-capital-history|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Nightlife]] in Ibiza has undergone several changes since the island's opening to international tourism in the late 1950s. Origins of today's club culture may be traced back to [[hippie]] gatherings held during the 1960s and 1970s.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} During these, people of various nationalities sharing the hippie ethos would regroup, talk, play music and occasionally take [[recreational drugs]]. These would most often happen on beaches during the day, with nude bathing a common sight, and in rented country estates in the evenings or at nights. Apart from this confidential scene, which nevertheless attracted many foreigners to the island, local venues during the 1960s consisted mostly of bars, which would be the meeting points for Ibicencos, ex-pats, seafarers and tourists. The Estrella bar on the port and La Tierra in the old city of Eivissa were favourites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.diariodeibiza.es/pitiuses-balears/2016/04/17/bares-cafes-marina/836033.html|title=Bares y cafés de la Marina|date=23 December 2016|website=Diario de Ibiza|access-date=24 December 2016|archive-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025200807/https://www.diariodeibiza.es/ibiza/2016/04/17/bares-cafes-marina-30304100.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the 1970s, a decade that saw the emergence of the contemporary nightclub, several venues opened and made a lasting impact on Ibiza's nightlife.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} Three of these original clubs are still in operation today: [[Pacha Group|Pacha]], [[Amnesia (nightclub)|Amnesia]] and Es Paradís.{{Clarify|date=March 2023}} These four clubs mainly defined nightlife on the White Island, which has evolved and developed from several distinctive elements: open-air parties (Es Paradis, Privilege, Amnesia), held in isolated places, eventually old fincas (Pacha, Amnesia), that mixed in nudity and costume party (Es Paradis, Privilege, Pacha) and enabled people from various backgrounds to blend (all). The hippie ethos served as a common factor that infused all these venues and catalyzed the experience of a certain kind of freedom, accentuated by the holiday nature of most of the stays on the White Island.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

During the 1980s, the music played in these clubs gained in reputation and became known as [[Balearic beat]], a precursor of the British [[acid house]] scene. As [[rave]] parties blossomed all over Europe, a DJ-driven club culture took hold of Ibizenca nightlife. It was at that time that [[Space (Ibiza nightclub)|Space]] opened, thanks to Pepe Rosello, which found a niche in the after-hour parties.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.spaceibiza.com/en/space-ibiza/history|title=Space Ibiza's Odyssey History|access-date=5 February 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111100305/https://www.spaceibiza.com/en/space-ibiza/history|archive-date=11 November 2023|website=Space Ibiza}}</ref> The club would close at 18:00 and open again at 07:00, when all the other clubs were still closed, enabling party-goers to flock from the other clubs to Space and continue dancing in broad daylight.<ref name="auto"/>

At the end of the 1990s, the after-hour parties took firm root on the island. In 1999, the [[Circoloco]] parties made their debut at [[DC10 (nightclub)|DC10]], with some of the original elements of Ibiza nightlife at the forefront.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In recent years, during the summer, top producers and [[Disc jockey|DJs]] in dance music come to the island and play at the various clubs, in between touring to other international destinations. Some of the most famous DJs run their own weekly nights around the island. Many of these DJs use Ibiza as an outlet for presenting new songs within the [[House music|house]], [[Trance music|trance]] and [[techno]] genres of [[electronic dance]] music.  The island has achieved fame as a cultural centre for [[Balearic beat|house]] and [[Balearic trance|trance]] in particular, with its name often being used as a partial [[metonym]] for the particular flavour of electronic music originating there, much like [[Goa]] in India.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Since 2005, the live music event [[Ibiza Rocks Hotel|Ibiza Rocks]] has changed perceptions of the Ibiza party landscape.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cooke|first=Emma|title=How Ibiza's party really started|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190131-how-ibizas-party-really-started|access-date=2021-03-25|website=www.bbc.com|date=February 2019 |language=en|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227114542/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190131-how-ibizas-party-really-started|url-status=live}}</ref> Bands such as [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Kasabian]], [[The Prodigy]] and the [[Kaiser Chiefs]] have played in the courtyard of the Ibiza Rocks Hotel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibizarocks.com/about|title=About Ibiza Rocks|access-date=5 February 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112115847/https://www.ibizarocks.com/about/|archive-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>

The season now traditionally begins at the end of April, where Opening Parties take place at Ibiza's clubs over the course of a three-week period. Opening Parties normally coincide with the culmination of the [[International Music Summit]], a three-day conference promoting the electronic music industry, featuring speakers, masterclasses and performances, and co-hosted by Pete Tong and Jaguar. IMS has taken place on the island annually since 2007 and holds its closing party at the top of Dalt Vila.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lamond |first=Ana |date=2024-04-02 |title=IMS Ibiza 2024 Celebrates Its Fifteenth Edition With A Community-Focussed Programme {{!}} News |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ims-ibiza-2024-celebrates-its-fifteenth-edition-with-a-community-focussed-programme/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416163218/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/ims-ibiza-2024-celebrates-its-fifteenth-edition-with-a-community-focussed-programme/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=2022-05-03 |title=Inside Track: Dance Music Looks to Find Its Footing — and Some Respect — at IMS Ibiza |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ims-ibiza-2022-dance-music-inside-track/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409115749/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ims-ibiza-2022-dance-music-inside-track/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The first clubs that host opening parties are normally Ushuaïa, Hï, Amnesia, and Pacha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magic-ibiza.com/blog/opening-closing-parties//|title=Ibiza Opening and Closing Parties|website=Magic Ibiza|year=2022|access-date=2022-03-01}}</ref> The first parties take place at the end of April, starting with the Hï and Ushuaïa Opening Parties, and the last parties occur around mid-October, usually being the Amnesia and Pacha Closing Parties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/magazine/2023/09/ibiza-2023-closing-party-guide-october-part-three|title=Ibiza 2023 closing party guide|website=Ibiza Spotlight|year=2023|access-date=2024-02-05|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129042815/https://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/magazine/2023/09/ibiza-2023-closing-party-guide-october-part-three|url-status=live}}</ref> Ibiza has recently won numerous awards globally for its world class nightlife venues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eaton |first1=Phoebe |title=Ibiza: Mediterranean Nights |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/t-magazine/ibiza-guide.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 5, 2014}}</ref> The new super clubs including Hi and Ushuaïa, are two of the most notable as of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munday |first1=Matt |title=Say Hï to Ibiza's new superclub |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/33f34806-6b08-11e8-85c9-fa1c8f528c71 |publisher=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=June 10, 2018}}</ref>

=== Other ===
The island's government is in the process of making policy changes{{when|date=July 2023}} to encourage a more family-friendly and quieter tourism scene. These include rules such as the closing of all nightclubs by 06:00 at the latest and requiring all new hotels to be 5-star.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/nov/18/escape.balearicislands|title=Is the party over in Ibiza?|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2007-11-18|location=London|first=Tom|last=Robbins|access-date=2010-05-04|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305030438/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/nov/18/escape.balearicislands|url-status=live}}</ref> The administration wants to attract a more international mixture of tourists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bbs.clubplanet.com/chicago/27508-ibiza-changing.html |title=Is Ibiza changing?? |publisher=Bbs.clubplanet.com |access-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105011317/http://bbs.clubplanet.com/chicago/27508-ibiza-changing.html |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>{{clarify|date=July 2023}}{{Update inline|date=July 2023}}

The island's tourism is not always characterized by its nightlife. Visitors can take a hot-air balloon ride, surf, visit the Cave Can Mark, or go to Cap Blanc's Aquarium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Las Islas Baleares, un destino familiar ideal |url=https://www.vipealo.com/blog/las-islas-baleares-un-destino-familiar-ideal/ |website=Vipealo |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126164628/https://www.vipealo.com/blog/las-islas-baleares-un-destino-familiar-ideal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Location map Ibiza.png|thumb|upright=1.14|Map of roads and [[Ibiza Airport]] (on southern point) and water routes (''click map to enlarge'').]]

Ibiza has its own [[Ibiza Airport|airport]], which has many international flights during the summer tourist season, especially from the European Union and the United Kingdom.

There are also [[ferry|ferries]] from the harbour of Sant Antoni and Ibiza Town to [[Barcelona]], Mallorca, [[Dénia]], and [[Valencia]]. There are also ferries to Formentera leaving Sant Antoni Harbour (normally every Wednesday), and daily from Ibiza Town, Santa Eulària, and Figueretes–Platja d'en Bossa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ibiza ferry, compare prices, times and book tickets|url=https://www.directferries.com/ibiza_ferry.htm|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.directferries.com|language=en-us|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118161231/https://www.directferries.com/ibiza_ferry.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several public buses also travel between Sant Antoni and Ibiza Town, every 15 minutes in summer and every half-hour in winter. In addition, there are buses from Sant Antoni to Cala Bassa, Cala Conta and Cala Tarida, and to the airport. From Ibiza there are buses to the Platja d'en Bossa, Ses Salines, the airport and Santa Eulària.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ibiza Bus Routes and Bus guide & information|url=https://www.resortsinspain.com/ibiza/ibiza-bus-routes.htm|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.resortsinspain.com|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429042108/https://resortsinspain.com/ibiza/ibiza-bus-routes.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The late night bus line that stops at the various clubs is locally known as the Disco Bus.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ibiza Transportation | website=U.S. News Travel | date=2021-02-11 | url=https://travel.usnews.com/Ibiza_Spain/Getting_Around/ | access-date=2024-05-20 | archive-date=2024-05-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520195347/https://travel.usnews.com/Ibiza_Spain/Getting_Around/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
A number of novels and other books have been written using Ibiza as the setting, including: "The Life Impossible" by Matt Haig, "The Canticle of Ibiza" by Justin Kurian, "The White Island" by Stephen Armstrong, ''[[Joshua Then and Now]]'' by [[Mordecai Richler]], ''Soma Blues'' by [[Robert Sheckley]],<ref>{{cite book|title= Soma Blues|last= Sheckley|first= Robert|author-link= Robert Sheckley|year= 1997|publisher= Forge/Tom Doherty Associates|location= New York|isbn= 0-312-86273-3|page= [https://archive.org/details/somablues00robe/page/222 222]|url= https://archive.org/details/somablues00robe/page/222}}</ref> ''Vacation in Ibiza'' by [[Lawrence Schimel]],<ref>{{cite book| title= Vacation in Ibiza|last=Schimel|first = Lawrence|author-link=Lawrence Schimel|year=2003|publisher=Eurotica|isbn=1-56163-377-1}}</ref> ''A Short Life on a Sunny Isle: An Alphonse Dantan Mystery'' by [[Hannah Blank]],<ref>{{cite book |title= A Short Life on a Sunny Isle: An Alphonse Dantan Mystery|last= Blank|first= Hannah|year= 2002|publisher= Hightrees/Prism Corporation|location= New York|isbn= 0-9652778-4-4|page= 221}}</ref> ''They Are Ruining Ibiza'' by A. C. Greene,<ref>{{cite book|title= They Are Ruining Ibiza|last= Greene|first= A. C.|year= 1998|publisher= University of North Texas Press|location= Denton, TX|isbn= 1-57441-042-3|page= [https://archive.org/details/theyareruiningib00acgr/page/123 123]|url= https://archive.org/details/theyareruiningib00acgr/page/123}}</ref> and ''[[The Python Project]]'' by [[Victor Canning]].<ref>{{cite book |title= The Python Project|last= Canning|first= Victor|year= 1967|publisher= Heinemann|location= London, UK|page= 284}}</ref> Books including ''Ibiza Bohemia'',<ref>{{cite book |title= Ibiza Bohemia|last= Boyd|first= Maya|year= 2017|publisher= Assouline|location= New York, US|page= 300}}</ref> which was published by [[Assouline]], have explored the island itself with both photography and text, while other such as ''Memes Eivissencs'' have registered the traditions of their residents and their history in social media.

The third track on [[Prefab Sprout]]'s 1990 album [[Jordan: The Comeback]] is 'Machine Gun Ibiza'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Machine Gun Ibiza |url=https://genius.com/Prefab-sprout-machine-gun-ibiza-lyrics |website=[[Genius (company)|Genius]] |access-date=17 April 2023 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417185029/https://genius.com/Prefab-sprout-machine-gun-ibiza-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also mentioned in [[David Bowie]]'s 1971 track '[[Life on Mars?]]', "See the mice in their million hordes, from Ibiza to the [[Norfolk Broads]]."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Matless |first1=David |title=In the Nature of Landscape Cultural Geography on the Norfolk Broads |date=2015 |publisher=Wiley}}</ref>

In ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', the opening sketch of Episode 33 features the pilot Biggles.  His secretary teasingly calls him "Señor Biggles", and Biggles protests, saying, "I've never even been to Spain." The secretary responds, "	You went to Ibiza last year." Biggles counters, "That's still not grounds for calling me señor, or Don Beeg-les for that matter."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibras.dk/montypython/justthewords.htm|title=Monty Python's Flying Circus - Just the words|website=www.ibras.dk|access-date=10 June 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531062908/https://www.ibras.dk/montypython/justthewords.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2000 UK comedy film ''[[Kevin and Perry Go Large]]'' is set in Ibiza with the two main teenage character trying to become DJs.

[[Wham!|Wham's]] 1983 hit single  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYX0sjP6Za8 "Club Tropicana"] music video  was filmed in [[Ibiza (city)|Ibiza.]] It was the first time [[George Michael]] & [[Andrew Ridgeley]]  would leave the UK.

[[Vengaboys]]' 1999 single "[[We're Going to Ibiza]]" reached number one on the singles chart in United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The song saw a resurgence in Austria in 2019 due to the [[Ibiza affair]].

The island is shown as the home of notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory in the 1973 docudrama ''[[F for Fake]]'' by ''[[Orson Welles]]''. 

The fourth track off of [[The Prodigy|The Prodigy’s]] sixth studio album [[The Day Is My Enemy]] is titled Ibiza. The song has fast rapping and electronic beats. The rapping is performed by the band’s frontman [[Keith Flint]] (died 2019). 

In popular music, American singer-songwriter [[Mike Posner]] released "[[I Took a Pill in Ibiza]]" (alternatively known as "In Ibiza", or its clean title "I Took a Plane to Ibiza") in April 2015, as a single on his [[Vevo]] account and in the exclusive ''The Truth'' EP; it was later released on ''[[At Night, Alone]]'' in May 2016. Originally an acoustic guitar-based [[folk pop]] song, it was remixed by the Norwegian duo [[SeeB]] as a [[tropical house]] [[dance pop]] song, and released digitally as a single in the United States on 24 July 2015. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" peaked at #4 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the U.S.,<ref name="Mike Posner Chart History (Hot 100)">{{cite magazine|title=Mike Posner Chart History (Hot 100)|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mike-posner/chart-history/hsi/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 May 2016|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118022346/https://www.billboard.com/artist/mike-posner/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}</ref> and reached #1 on seventeen other charts. Tourism officials in Ibiza were reportedly "annoyed" by the song's apparent reinforcement of drug culture associated with Ibiza in the past, and Tourism Director Vicent Ferrer subsequently invited Posner to witness the island's culture and how it contrasts with the party "typecast".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/apr/06/tourism-chiefs-angry-at-michael-posners-i-took-a-pill-in-ibiza|title=Tourism chiefs invite singer of hit drugs song to see other side of Ibiza|work=the Guardian|date=6 April 2016|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628144755/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/apr/06/tourism-chiefs-angry-at-michael-posners-i-took-a-pill-in-ibiza|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
The Spanish composer and music theorist [[Miguel Roig-Francolí]] was born in Ibiza,<ref>''Enciclopèdia d'Eivissa i Formentera''. [http://www.eeif.es/significados/r-volum%20X/RoigFrancoliCostaMiquelA.html "Roig-Francoli Costa, Miguel Angel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093732/http://www.eeif.es/significados/r-volum%20X/RoigFrancoliCostaMiquelA.html |date=28 April 2018 }}</ref> as was the politician and Spain's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, [[Abel Matutes]].<ref>Who's Who at [[NATO]]. [http://www.nato.int/cv/mfa/sp/matutes.htm "Abel Matutes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926215654/http://www.nato.int/cv/mfa/sp/matutes.htm |date=26 September 2011 }}</ref> Notable former residents of Ibiza include: Spandau Ballet's [[Steve Norman]], English punk musician [[Sid Vicious]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.punk77.co.uk/punkhistory/Sid.htm|title=Sid Vicious - Life History Part 1|website=www.punk77.co.uk|access-date=29 June 2011|archive-date=23 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623131952/http://www.punk77.co.uk/punkhistory/Sid.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> comic actor [[Terry-Thomas]],<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article4738886.ece ''Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025200829/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/ |date=25 October 2023 }} by Graham McCann, serialised in ''The Times''</ref> Hungarian master forger [[Elmyr de Hory]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/san-agustin-ibiza.html|title=Sant Agustí|first=Thomas G.|last=Clark|date=18 May 2011|access-date=29 June 2011|archive-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818063906/http://ibizaphoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/san-agustin-ibiza.html|url-status=live}}</ref> American authors [[Cormac McCarthy]] and [[Clifford Irving]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.liveibiza.com/ibiza_literature/clifford_irving_ibiza.htm |title=Ibiza Literature, Literature in Ibiza |access-date=29 June 2011 |archive-date=9 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909145931/http://www.liveibiza.com/ibiza_literature/clifford_irving_ibiza.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>The famous English actor [[Denholm Elliott]] retired to and died at his home in Santa Eulària des Riu on Ibiza, on 6 October 1992, aged 70.

Spanish pop band [[Locomia]] originated in Ibiza.<ref>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-05-31/locomia-spanish-pops-craziest-story.html</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Las Puertas de Can Soleil-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Las Puertas de Can Soleil
File:Cala den Serra-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Cala d'en Serra
File:Platges de Comte-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Platges de Comte
File:Cova de Can Marçà-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Cova de Can Marçà
File:Time and Space-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Time and Space sculpture
File:Pukka Up boat party-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Pukka Up boat party
File:Ushuaia-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Ushuaïa Ibiza
File:Ibiza Rocks-Ibiza Spain-Andres Larin.jpg|Ibiza Rocks day club
</gallery>

== Explanatory notes ==
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===Citations===
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=== General and cited references  ===
* {{Cite book |last=Head |first=Barclay |editor=Ed Snible |author2=G.F. Hill |author3=George MacDonald |author4=W. Wroth |display-authors=1 |display-editors=0 |url=http://snible.org/coins/hn/index.html |title=Historia Numorum |contribution=Hispania |contribution-url=http://snible.org/coins/hn/hispania.html |pages=1–5 |year=1911 |edition=2nd |location=Oxford |publisher=Clarendon Press |ref={{harvid|Head & al.|1911}} }}.

== External links ==
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* [https://ibestat.es/edatos/apps/edatos-territory/territory/ISLA_EIVISSA ''Institut d'Estadística de les Illes Balears: Ibiza island '' (regional statistical office)] {{in lang|es}}
* [http://www.conselldeivissa.es ''Consell Insular d'Eivissa'' (local government)] {{in lang|ca}}
* [http://www.ibiza.travel/en/ Official tourism portal of Ibiza – ''Consell Insular d'Eivissa'']

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