São Vicente, Madeira

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São Vicente
Coat of Arms	Map
Statistics
Region:	Madeira Islands
District:	Madeira Island
Population:	6,198 2001
Area:	78.7 km²
Density	78.8/km²
Altitude:	Lowest: Atlantic Ocean Centre: 271 m (892 ft) Highest: -
Number of parishes:	3

São Vicente (pron. IPA: [sɐ̃ũ vi'sẽt(ɨ)]; Portuguese meaning Saint Vincent) is a town located in the west northwestern part of the Madeira Islands. It is located W of Santana, W of Machico, E of Porto Moniz and WNW of Funchal. It is linked with a road linking to Santana and the western part of the island.

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

• Location:
  • Latitude: 32.8 (32°48') N
  • Longitude: 17.05 (17°05') W

São Vicente has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port, beaches and squares or plazas (praças).

Contents 1 Parishes 2 Parish of São Vicente 2.1 Nearest parishes (parish) 3 External links

[edit] Parishes

The 3 parishes of São Vicente include:

• Boa Ventura
• Ponta Delgada
• São Vicente

The largest parish in population and density is São Vicente. The smallest parish in population and area is Ponta Delgada. The largest parish in area and the smallest in density is Boa Ventura.

[edit] Parish of São Vicente

The parish has a population of 3,439 in 2001, its density is 193.2/km² and the area is 17.80 km².

[edit] Nearest parishes (parish)

• Boa Ventura, west
• Ponta Delgada, east

[edit] External links

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

• Photos of São Vicente

	North: Atlantic Ocean
West: Porto Moniz	São Vicente	East: Santana
Southwest: Ponta da Sol	South: Câmara de Lobos and Ribeira Brava