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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.
RTP Madeira is a Portuguese free-to-air regional television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. It began broadcasting on 6 August 1972. It is broadcast in the Madeira Islands and via cable and satellite in the Azores Islands and
The Madeira Military Zone is the Portuguese Army's command for ground forces stationed in the islands, centering on the 3rd Garrison Regiment based at Funchal. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] The Navy tasks the patrol vessels Tejo and Mondego specifically to Madeira, as well as other vessels as required, in order to patrol Portugal's large economic zone .
As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595. The island is the top of a massive submerged shield volcano that rises about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The volcano formed atop an east–west rift [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in the oceanic crust along the African plate , beginning during the Miocene epoch over 5 million years ago ...
The island has a golf course that was designed by Spanish golfing champion Seve Ballesteros; Porto Santo Golfe hosted the Madeira Islands Open in 2009, as part of the European Tour. Once the planned second course is completed, Porto Santo Golfe will be the largest course in Madeira: there is currently one 18-hole golf course and one nine-hole ...
The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal, 12 mi (19 km) to the east. [2]
The following is a list of the largest cities/towns of Madeira. Funchal is the only city with a population over 100,000. Madeira Island. Calheta; Câmara de Lobos [1]
Quinta Vigia, also known as Quinta das Angústias and Quinta Lambert, is a quinta located in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira, which serves as the official residence and office of the President of the Regional Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.