Santa Cruz, Madeira

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Santa Cruz
Statistics
Region: Madeira
Autonomous Region: Madeira |----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" Population: 29,721 2001
Area: 81.52 km²/8,152 ha
Density 354.59/km²
Altitude: Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean
Highest: 1,278 m (western part)
Number of parishes: 5

Santa Cruz (pron. IPA: ['sɐ̃tɐ kɾuʃ], Portuguese meaning Holy Cross) is a municipality,a parish and a city in the eastern part of Madeira. Much of the municipality is mountainous, while farmlands cover the remainder of the land including a couple of cherry fields.Santa Cruz is linked with Madeira's only superhighway.It is the third largest major parish in population after Funchal and Câmara de Lobos. Its parish population is 16,842- and the municipality (borough) is 29,721. The municipality is one of the smallest on the island. Its area is 81.52 km²/8,152 ha. Its density is 354.59/km² thus ranking the second most densest in Madeira. It is located SE of Santana, SW of Machico, NE of Funchal. It is linked with a road linking Funchal and Machico while part of the parish is passed with a road linking to Santana. The urban sprawl of the city of Funchal lies westward, while in the East of the municipality is the international Funchal/Madeira Airport (FNC), the gateway to Madeira.

The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a number of businesses are in the downtown area(in the city of Santa Cruz).

  • Location:
    • Latitude: 32.6833 (32°41') N
    • Longitude: 16.8 (16°48') W

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

[edit] Parishes

The 5 parishes of Santa Cruz include:

[edit] External links

Portugal Portal

Photography




North: Santana Northeast: Machico
West: Funchal
 Santa Cruz East: Atlantic Ocean
South: Atlantic Ocean
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