Porto Moniz

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Porto Moniz
Statistics
Region:	Madeira Islands
District:	Madeira Island
Population:	2,927 (2001)
Area:	80.4 km²
Density	36.41/km²
Altitude:	Lowest: Atlantic Ocean Centre: 336 m (1,105 ft) Highest: 1,329 m
Number of parishes:	5

Porto Moniz (pron. IPA: ['poɾtu mu'niʃ]) is a town located in the northwestern part of the Madeira Islands. It is located W of Santana, W of Machico, and WNW of Funchal. It is linked with a road linking to Santana and to Funchal via Calheta.

The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of businesses are in the downtown area.

• Location:
  • Latitude: 32.85 (32°51') N
  • Longitude: 17.1667 (17°10') W

Porto Moniz has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port, beaches and squares or plazas (praças). It also has a large open-air swimming pool (piscina), which has been mostly formed out of natural rock pools.

Contents 1 Parishes 2 Settlements and geographic areas 3 Parish of Porto Moniz 3.1 Nearest parishes (parish) 4 External links

[edit] Parishes

The 3 parishes of Porto Moniz include:

• Achadas da Cruz
• Porto Moniz
• Ribeira da Janela
• Seixal

The largest parish in population and density is Porto Moniz. The lowest parish is also Porto Moniz. The smallest parish in population and area is Achadas da Cruz. The largest in area is Seixal. The smallesti parish in density is Ribeira da Janela. The highest parish are both Achadas da Cruz and Ribeira da Janela.

[edit] Settlements and geographic areas

Name	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation	Map links
Santa Maria Madalena	32.85 (37°51') N	17.2 (37°12') W	423 m (1,391 ft)	Map (Mapquest) Aerial photograph (Terraserver)

[edit] Parish of Porto Moniz

The parish has a population of 1,700 in 2001, its density is 81/km² and the area is 21 km². The parish includes the small settlement named Santa Maria Madalena west on the main road. The parish is southesat of Ponta do Tristão which is the northernmost point on the island. The elevation near the point is 332 m. A few hilltops are located southeast. The highest point is around 900 to 1,000 m. Ribeira da Janela which is one of the longest streams in all of Madeira is almost 2 km ESE. The mountain slopes are southward and forests are in the southern part. A small stream is located to the southwest. Farmlands are around Porto Moniz and Santa Maria Madalena.

[edit] Nearest parishes (parish)

• Ribeira da Janela, east
• Fajã da Ovelha, south
• Ponta do Pargo, southwest
• Achadas da Cruz, west

[edit] External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

• Photos of Porto Moniz
• Coordinates: 32°51′0″N, 17°10′0″W

Northwest: Atlantic Ocean	North: Atlantic Ocean
West: Calheta	Porto Moniz	East: São Vicente
Southwest: Calheta	South: Ponta do Sol