Caniço (Santa Cruz)

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Caniço (pron. IPA: [kɐ'nisu]) is a city in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2001 is 11,586, its density is 965.5/km² and the area is 12 km²/1,200 ha. Caniço is connected with the urban sprawl of Funchal and like Calheta, Caniço is larger than the seat of the municipality. The city of Funchal is bordered to its west. It is located 6 km E of Funchal. Caniço is surrounded with two streams, a shorter one in the west and a long stream to the east. The main industry are agriculture with some businesses. It is connected with a road linking Funchal, Santa Cruz and Machico and are divided into two, another road links north to Camacha with two roads and another links to its beach.. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south. The mountains are to the north. Forests dominate the northern portion while the rest of the land are made up of arable lands and a small portion are grasslands or barren lands. The escarpment which is 5 km long lies to the southwest and shares with the parish of Funchal. The point is the second southernmost point in the island.