Santana, Madeira

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Santana
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Region:	Madeira Islands
District:	Madeira Island
Population:	8,804 2001
Area:	93.1 km²
Density	94.56/km²
Altitude:	Lowest: Atlantic Ocean Centre: 575 m (1,889 ft) Highest: Pico Ruivo
Number of parishes:	6
Time Zone:	Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-0) Western Africa Time during daylight?
Address of the city administration:	Câmara Municipal de Santana Sítio do Serrado 9230-116 Santana
Mayor:	Carlos de Sousa Pereira
Website:	Câmara Municipal de Santana

Santana (pron. IPA: [sɐ̃'tɐnɐ]; from Portuguese Santa Ana, meaning Saint Anne) is a town located in the northern part of the Madeira Islands, Portugal. It is located North of Funchal, Northwest of the Machico, East of São Vicente and Northeast of Câmara de Lobos.

The main sources of industry are agriculture and turism while a small number of businesses are in the downtown area. A large theme park is also located in the centre of this locality which includes some interesting facts about the island and its culture.

Santana is famous for its traditional homes which the bungalow rooftops that are made out of straws extends down to the ground making it like a triangular house. It is mainly a rural house and farmers lived in these homes in the older times. These houses have a beautiful white wall with red doors and windows and blue edges. Most of these houses are a tourist attraction. The straw roofs are renovated every four to five years.

• Location:
  • Latitude: 32.8 (32°48') N
  • Longitude: 16.8833 (16°52') W

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

Contents 1 Persons 2 Parishes 3 Settlements and geographic areas 4 Parish of Santana 5 External links

[edit] Persons

• D. Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia (1889 - 1962), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

[edit] Parishes

The 6 parishes of Santana include:

• Arco de São Jorge
• Faial
• Ilha
• Santana
• São Jorge
• São Roque do Faial

The largest parish in population and density is Santana. The smallest parish in population and area is Arco de São Jorge. The largest parish in area is Faial. The two parishes including Santana and Arco de São Jorge are the highest.

[edit] Settlements and geographic areas

[edit] Parish of Santana

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

[edit] External links

• Parish official website
• Street map from Mapquest or Google
• Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

Northwest: Atlantic Ocean	North: Atlantic Ocean	Northeast: Atlantic Ocean
West: São Vicente	Santana	East: Atlantic Ocean
Southwest: Câmara de Lobos	South: Funchal	Southeast: Machico