Sé (Funchal)

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Coordinates: 32°38′46″N 16°54′51″W / 32.64611°N 16.91417°W / 32.64611; -16.91417
Civil Parish (Freguesia)
Central Funchal in the parish of Sé, looking towards the marina
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia da Sé
Name origin: , Portugues for Episcopal see
Country  Portugal
Region  Madeira
Island Madeira
Municipality Funchal
Center
 - elevation 34 m (112 ft)
 - coordinates 32°38′46″N 16°54′51″W / 32.64611°N 16.91417°W / 32.64611; -16.91417
Lowest point Sea level
 - location Atlantic Ocean, , Funchal
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Length 2.15 km (1 mi), Southwest-Northeast
Width 1.33 km (1 mi), Northwest-Southeast
Area 3.82 km2 (1 sq mi)
 - urban 1.01 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 2,148 (2001)
Density 562.30 / km2 (1,456 / sq mi)
Settlement c. 1415
 - Parish c. 1514
 - Civil Parish c. 1566
LAU Freguesia/Junta Freguesia
 - location Travessa dos Reis, , Funchal
President Junta Alcino Rodrigues Ferreira (PPD-PSD)
President Assembleia Jorge Manuel da Silva Morgado (PPD-PSD)
Timezone WET (UTC0)
 - summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
ISO 3166-2 code PT-
Postal Zone 9050-443 Funchal
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 291 XXX XXX
Demonym Madeirense
Parish Address Travessa dos Reis, 15
9050-443 Funchal
Location of the parish seat of Sé in the municipality of Funchal, island of Madeira
Wikimedia Commons: Sé (Funchal)
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)
The Cathedral of Funchal, in the center of the Sé parish.

(Portuguese for Episcopal see) is a civil parish in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, the smallest parish and historical centre of Funchal. In 2001 its population included 2148 residents, along the southern coast of Madeira in an area of approximately 3.82 km² (its density was 585.3/km²). Its administrative authority includes the distant, uninhabited Savage Islands, with an area of 2.73 km², and the mainland area is less than 1 km².

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