Câmara de Lobos

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Câmara de Lobos
Statistics
Region:	Madeira Islands
District:	Madeira Island
Population:	34,614 2001
Area:	51.82 km²
Density	667.96/km²
Altitude:	Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean Highest: -
Number of parishes:	5
Website:	www.camaradelobos.org

Câmara de Lobos (pron. IPA: ['kɐmɐɾɐ dɨ 'lobuʃ]; Portuguese meaning chamber of the wolves) is a parish in the west-central part of Madeira. Câmara de Lobos is named after the area where sea-wolves lobos-marinhos are found. They are the monk seals, two of which are also seen in its coat of arms. Today, there are fewer monk seals than a couple of decades ago. Câmara de Lobos is the second largest major parish in population after Funchal and before Machico. Its parish population is 16,842- and that of the borough is 34,614. The parish is one of the smallest on the island. Its area is 51.82 km². Its density is 667.96/km² thus ranking the second most densest in Madeira. It is located SW of Santana, W of Machico, W of Funchal and ESE of Calheta. It is linked with a road linking Calheta and Funchal. The mountains lie slightly north with an elevation of about 150 m and further north there are residential areas. The high rises and condominiums lie nearly 800 m northwest lining up in a row. Câmara de Lobos is almost connected with the urban sprawl with Funchal. Most of the housing developments were done in the mid to late 20th century in the north. Prior to the housing efforts, farmlands used to cover the northern portion of Câmara de Lobos.

The main sources of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of businesses are located in the downtown area. The area is separated by Estreito de Câmara de Lobos. The area produces Madeira Wine in its local vineyards. In the western part lies Cabo Girão, one of the highest cliffs in Europe (elevation: 580 m). The small point is south of the small port. The downtown core is in the central part and residential areas lie to the west and the northern part with more buildings over the mountain.

Contents 1 Coat of arms 2 Parishes 3 Parish of Câmara de Lobos 4 External links

[edit] Coat of arms

Its coat of arms' color is blue with two monk seals in the middle of a golden anchor.

• Location:
  • Latitude: 32.633 (32°38') N
  • Longitude: 16.9833 (16°59') W

There are a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port, beaches and squares or plazas (praças) in Câmara de Lobos.

[edit] Parishes

The five parishes of Câmara de Lobos are:

• Câmara de Lobos
• Curral das Freiras
• Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
• Jardim da Serra
• Quinta Grande

[edit] Parish of Câmara de Lobos

The parish had a population of 16,842 in 2001, its density was 2,210.2/km² and the area is 7.62 km².

[edit] External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver
• Photos of Camara de Lobos - Madeira
• Photos from Câmara de Lobos
• Coordinates: 32°38′0″N, 16°59′0″W

Northwest: São Vicente	North: Santana
West: Ribeira Brava	Câmara de Lobos	East: Funchal
	South: Atlantic Ocean