Jardim do Mar
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| Jardim do Mar | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 A derelict sugar refinery on the coastal promenade of Jardim do Mar | |
| Official name: Freguesia do Jardim do Mar | |
| Name origin: jardim do mar Portuguese compound phrase for garden of the sea or ocean garden | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region |  Madeira |
| Island | Madeira |
| Municipality | Calheta |
| Center | Jardim do Mar |
| - elevation | 50 m (164 ft) |
| - coordinates | 32°44′19″N 17°12′40″W / 32.73861°N 17.21111°W |
| Lowest point | Sea levl |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean, Jardim do Mar, Calheta |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | .77 km (0 mi), Southwest-Northwest |
| Width | 2.50 km (2 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Area | .74 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 252 (2001) |
| Density | 340.54 / km2 (882 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Caminho da Piedade, Jardim do Mar, Calheta |
| President Junta | Acácio Fernando Felix de Sousa (PPD-PSD) |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9370-412 Jardim do Mar |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XXX XXX |
| Demonym | Madeirense |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
| Parish Address | Caminho da Piedade, 13 9370-412 Jardim do Mar |
  Location of the parish seat of Jardim do Mar in the municipality of Calheta, island of Madeira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Jardim do Mar | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Jardim do Mar (Portuguese for garden of the sea) is a civil parish in the western part of the municipality of Calheta in the archipelago of Madeira. In 2001, this coastal enclave had less than 252 residents, in an area of .74 square kilometres (740,000 m2), and approximately 1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi) from the municipal seat in Calheta.
Geography
Jardim do Mar is a sliver of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the cliffs of the neighbouring parish of Prazeres, and accessed by a single roadway and tunnel system to Prazeres and Estreito da Calheta.
Jardim do Mar has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (Portuguese: praça).
The waves break large and surfing is enjoyed here by experienced surfers.
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