Santo António (Funchal)
| Santo António | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 A view from Pico dos Barcelos above Santo António | |
| Official name: Freguesia do Santo António | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Anthony of Padua | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region |  Madeira |
| Island | Madeira |
| Municipality | Funchal |
| Center | Santo António |
| - elevation | 871 m (2,858 ft) |
| - coordinates | 32°41′29″N 16°56′43″W / 32.69139°N 16.94528°W |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) |
| Length | 8.36 km (5 mi), North-South |
| Width | 3.95 km (2 mi), West-East |
| Area | 22.16 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Population | 21,931 (2001) |
| Density | 989.67 / km2 (2,563 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1557 |
| - Parish | c. 1566 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Caminho das Romeiras, Santo António, Funchal |
| President Junta | Rui Santos |
| President Assembleia | António Rentróia |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9020-117 Funchal |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XXX XXX |
| Demonym | Madeirense |
| Patron Saint | Santo António |
| Parish Address | Caminho das Romeiras, 10/12/14 9020-117 Funchal |
  Location of the parish seat of Santo António in the municipality of Funchal, island of Madeira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Santo António (Funchal) | |
| Website: http://www.jf-santoantonio.pt/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Santo António (Portuguese meaning "Saint Anthony") is a civil parish in the northeastern part of the municipality and a suburb of Funchal on the island of Madeira. It is located about 3 km northeast of central Funchal, and linked by roadways from Monte and Camacha. The largest civil parish in the archipelago, it extends the interior mountainous area of the southern part of the island, its northern and eastern portions covered in forests. The main activity in this area is commercial, since its mix or urban-residential population is linked economically to the activities of Funchal. Santo António is the birthplace of famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo, who was a leading player for Manchester United several years, member of the Portuguese national team, and from 2009 a forward for Real Madrid.
History
The settlement that existed in this area was primarily small artisan shops, that congregated around a small chapel dedicated to Santo António, in the late 16th century, went it was elevated to elessiastical parish. It constitution included the barrio of Madalena, of remote origin, and constituted around a now since disappeared chapel to Santa Maria Madalena.