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The region of Madeira and Porto Santo has a total population of just under 256,060, the majority of whom live on Madeira Island (251,060) where the population density is 337/km 2; leaving around 5,000 on Porto Santo island where the population density is 112/km 2. About 247,000 residents, or 96% of the population, are Catholic.
Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.The city has a population of 105,795, [1] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal.
Seabra Lopes, L. (2000) "Medidas Portuguesas de Capacidade: duas Tradições Metrológicas em Confronto Durante a Idade Média", Revista Portuguesa de História, 34, p. 535-632. Seabra Lopes, L. (2003) "Sistemas Legais de Medidas de Peso e Capacidade, do Condado Portucalense ao Século XVI" , Portugalia: Nova Série , XXIV, Faculdade de Letras ...
The region, much like the rest of the Madeira is shaped by the Gulf Stream, and consequently has a narrow temperature variation. The climate can be divided into three main seasons: a warm and dry season spanning from June to August with average daily high temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (73 to 79 °F), a warm and wet season from mid ...
Map of the Madeira archipelgo The archipelago of Madeira is politically organized as an autonomous region and includes two principal islands and two minor island groups: Madeira , 32°39′4″N 16°54′35″W / 32.65111°N 16.90972°W / 32.65111; -16.90972 ( Madeira Island
Tabua is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the island of Madeira. It is located on the south coast, west of Funchal. The population in 2011 was 1,156, [1] in an area of 11.03 km 2. [2] The municipality has a road which connects Calheta with Funchal, the capital, by road.
Porto da Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ðɐ ˈkɾuʃ], is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the northeastern corner of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,597, [ 1 ] in an area of 25.22 km 2 .
The faithful concentrated their religious devotion at the Church of Nossa Senhora do Calhau, while new nuclei developing throughout the 15th century. [4] Some services occurred in a small chapel within the enclave, which was located in a peak that became known as Pico do Lopo Machado, and whose landowner lived in the zone: Ermitério das Neves .