| São Pedro | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
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The city of Funchal as seen from the lookout at Largo das Cruzes in São Pedro
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| Official name: Freguesia de São Pedro | |
| Name origin: Portugues for Saint Peter | |
| Country | Portugal |
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| Region | Madeira |
| Island | Madeira |
| Municipality | Funchal |
| Center | São Pedro |
| - elevation | 90 m (295 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Length | 1.78 km (1 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 1.54 km (1 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 1.49 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,681 (2001) |
| Density | 5,155.03 / km2 (13,351 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1490 |
| - Parish | 20 July 1566 |
| - Civil Parish | 14 August 1587 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua Nova de São Pedro, São Pedro, Funchal |
| President Junta | José Rafael Freitas Aguiar (PPD-PSD) |
| President Assembleia | Carlos Alberto Cabaça Almeida Estudante (PPD-PSD) |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9000-048 Funchal |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XXX XXX |
| Demonym | Madeirense |
| Patron Saint | São Pedro |
| Parish Address | Rua Nova de São Pedro, 50 9000-048 Funchal |
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Location of the parish seat of Santo António in the municipality of Funchal, island of Madeira
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| Wikimedia Commons: São Pedro (Funchal) | |
| Website: http://www.jfsaopedro.com | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
São Pedro (Portuguese meaning Saint Peter) is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal in the islands of Madeira. In 2001, the parish had approximately 7681 inhabitants located to the north of the coastal centre of Funchal, in an area of the area is 1.49 km² (its density was 5155 people per km²): it is one of the smallest parishes on the island.
São Pedro is located north of Sé and central to the municipality, surrounded by the parishes of Santo António, Santa Luzia, Imaculado Coração de Maria, São Roque and São Martinho. Its central place means that it is at the heart of the commerce and tourism in Funchal, and linked to many of the neighboring communities by the major regional roadway that circles the island.
São Pedro has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, and a church.