Funchal
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Region:	Madeira Islands
District:	Madeira Island
Population:	100,847
Area:	75.7 km²
Density	1,332/km²
Altitude:	Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean Highest: Pico do Arieiro South Face 1,818 m (northwest)
Number of parishes:	10
Address of the city administration:	Câmara Municipal de Funchal Paços do Concelho Funchal 9000
Mayor:	Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque
Website:	www.cm-funchal.pt

Funchal at night

Funchal (pron. IPA [fũ'ʃaɫ]), population 100,526^[1], is the capital of the Madeira Islands of Portugal. Funchal is also the largest city on the islands and with its neighbouring boroughs reach over 120,000 inhabitants. It was founded by João Gonçalves Zarco in 1421 and was elevated to city status by King Manuel I in 1508. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 459 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Madeira Funchal Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Pt-fnc1. ... // Districts There are 18 Districts (distritos, singular - distrito) in mainland Portugal: note: Territorial division in Portugal is currently in flux, because of planned centralization. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population  - Total (1991)  - Density... Motto Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres(Portuguese) Of all islands, the most beautiful and free Anthem A Portuguesa(national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira(local) Capital (and largest city) Funchal Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Alberto João Jardim Establishment  -  Settled 1420   -  Autonomy... View of Pico Ruivo from Pico Do Arieiro To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 240 KB)A view of the city of Funchal, Madeira, from a nearby mountain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 240 KB)A view of the city of Funchal, Madeira, from a nearby mountain. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population  - Total (1991)  - Density... João Gonçalves Zarco João Gonçalves Zarco (c. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Manuel I of Portugal (pron. ...

Today Funchal is a modern city, located in a unique area; the natural geological features form an "amphitheatre" surrounding the city, which begins at the harbour and rises almost 1200 metres high on gentle slopes. This provides a natural shelter and was what attracted the first settlers.

Madeira's capital for more than five centuries, Funchal is said to have been named as such because of the abundance of fennel (funcho- in portuguese) that was growing there. Binomial name Foeniculum vulgare Mill. ...

Part of Funchal Municipality is Ilhas Selvagens (Savage Islands ), one nature reserve 160 km (100 mi) South of Funchal. Savage Island is also the former name of Niue in the Pacific Ocean. ...

Funchal is bypassed by a superhighway to the north east and southwest which accesses to Santa Cruz, the Madeira airport and Ribeira Brava.

Location:

• Latitude: 32.633 (32°38') N
• Longitude: 16.9 (16°54') W

Parishes

Madeira`s Casino, Funchal

• Imaculado Coração de Maria
• Monte
• Santa Luzia
• Santa Maria Maior
• Santo António
• São Gonçalo
• São Martinho
• São Pedro
• São Roque
• Sé

There are 10 parishes in Funchal region. The most populated is Santo António. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 729 KB) Summary Description: Casino in Funchal, Madeira; Architect Oscar Niemeyer Source: from author Author: Hannes Grobe Date: 2006-04-07 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Oscar Niemeyer Funchal Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 729 KB) Summary Description: Casino in Funchal, Madeira; Architect Oscar Niemeyer Source: from author Author: Hannes Grobe Date: 2006-04-07 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Oscar Niemeyer Funchal Metadata This file contains additional information... Imaculado Coração de Maria is a parish in the district of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... Monte (Portuguese meaning mountain) is a parish in the district and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... Santa Luzia (Portuguese meaning Saint Lucia) is a parish in the district of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... Santa Maria Maior ( Portuguese meaning Saint Mary) is a parish in the eastern part of the district and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... Santo António (Portuguese meaning Saint Anthony) is a parish in the northeastern part of the district and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... São Gonçalo is a parish in the district of and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... São Martinho (Portuguese meaning Saint Martin) is a parish in the western part of the city of and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... São Pedro (Portuguese meaning Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... São Roque is a parish in the northern part of the city and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. ... Sé is a parish in the district and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands and is the smallest parish in population. ... Santo António is the main settlement of Príncipe island in São Tomé and Príncipe and was the then colonys capital from 1753 until 1852. ...

History

Funchal

In the early 1400s, Álvaro Fernandes was the commander of Funchal. Download high resolution version (1844x1030, 324 KB) ddd File links The following pages link to this file: Madeira Islands ... Download high resolution version (1844x1030, 324 KB) ddd File links The following pages link to this file: Madeira Islands ... Category: ... António Fernandes, or sometimes Álvaro Fernandes, was one of the leading Portuguese explorers of the earlier 15th century, the age of Henry the Navigator. ...

In the 16th century Funchal was important as a stopping place between the Indies and the New World, and was known as a wealthy place. It was also the port for Madeiran sugar and wine. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and Southeast Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Maldives... Frontispiece of Peter Martyr dAnghieras De orbe novo (On the New World). Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, 1722. ... Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ... Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the latter use including the dessert plum in Madeira. ...

Some Navy ships including USS Arkansas, USS Chicago, USS John Hancock, USS Salem, CSS Shenandoah, USS Shenandoah, USS Yorktown visited the port. USS Arkansas (BB-33), a Wyoming-class battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state. ... The first USS Chicago (later CA-14) was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy, the largest of the original three authorized by Congress for the New Navy. She was launched 5 December 1885 by John Roach and Sons, Chester, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Edith Cleborne (daughter of Navy Medical... USS John Hancock was a steam tug in the United States Navy during the 1850s. ... The first USS Salem (CL-3), Scout Cruiser No. ... The CSS Shenandoah, formerly Sea King, was an iron-framed, teak-planked, full-rigged vessel with auxiliary steam power, under Captain James Waddell, CSN, a North Carolinian with twenty years service in the Federal navy. ... The first USS Shenandoah was a wooden screw sloop of the United States Navy. ... The first USS Yorktown was a 16-gun sloop-of-war. ...

Funchal hosted the Funchal Island Tournament in 1981 with Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama of the Brazilian League. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Vasco da Gama (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian sports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football department started on November 5, 1915). ... The Série A is the main division of Brazilian football. ...

Famous people

• Cristiano Ronaldo, Football Player of Manchester United
• José Vicente Barbosa (May 2, 1823 - November 3, 1907) Zoologist
• Artur de Sousa Pinga, Legendary Portuguese football player
• Alberto João Jardim, President of the Regional Government of Madeira
• Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, former Archbishop of Goa, India
• Cabral do Nascimento, Poet
• João Fernandes Vieira, Military
• Fátima Lopes, Fashion Designer
• Mark Athias, Investigator and Reformer
• Henrique Franco, Painter
• Victor Costa, Composer
• Pedro Camacho, Composer
• Jorge Borges, Jazz Pianist
• Eurico Martins, Famous Badolins Orchestra Conductor and Orchestrator
• Moises Henriques, Australian Cricketer

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (pron. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Artur de Sousa, known for his nickname Pinga (born July 30, 1909 in Funchal, Portugal) was a footballer and later coach who made his name in FC Porto, club he served until his death in 1963. ... Alberto João Cardoso Gonçalves Jardim, GCIH, pron. ... Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1837-1880) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa. ... , Goa   (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: govā; Portuguese: ) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ... Fátima Lopes. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered to be one of the foremost writers of the 20th century. ... Moises Mo Constantino Henriques (born February 1, 1987, Funchal, Portugal) is an Australian cricketer who has represented the NSW Blues and captained the Australian team at the U/19 cricket World Cup in 2005. ...

Gallery

Mercado dos Lavradores Download high resolution version (1024x768, 167 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Cathedral Sé Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (600x800, 269 KB) Sé church in Funchal, Madeira. ...

Madeira Wine Lodge Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 666 KB) Description: Traditional Madeira Winery, Funchal (Madeira, Portugal) Source: photo taken by Martin Herbst, 2004 License: File links The following pages link to this file: Funchal ...

References

1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

External links

Portugal Portal

• Municipality official site
• Funchal in Google Maps
• Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

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Madeira Island: Calheta | Câmara de Lobos | Funchal | Machico | Ponta do Sol | Porto Moniz | Ribeira Brava | Santa Cruz | Santana | São Vicente | Porto Santo Island: Porto Santo

Coordinates: 32°39′04″N, 16°54′35″W Santana (pron. ... Machico (pron. ... Câmara de Lobos as seen from the Cabo Girao. ... ( Portuguese meaning Holy Cross) is a parish in the eastern part of Madeira. ... Motto Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres(Portuguese) Of all islands, the most beautiful and free Anthem A Portuguesa(national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira(local) Capital (and largest city) Funchal Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Alberto João Jardim Establishment  -  Settled 1420   -  Autonomy... Image File history File links Flag_of_Madeira. ... Madeira Island is the largest island of the Madeira Islands archipelago, with 741 km ², has a length of 30 geographical miles (57 km), an extreme breadth of 13 miles (22 km), and a coastline of 80 or 90 miles. ... Calheta (pron. ... Câmara de Lobos as seen from the Cabo Girao. ... Machico (pron. ... There is also Ponta da Sol in Cape Verde, see Ponta da Sol, Cape Verde Ponta do Sol (pron. ... Porto Moniz (pron. ... Ribeira Brava (pron. ... Santa Cruz (pron. ... Santana (pron. ... São Vicente (Portuguese meaning Saint Vincent) is a town located in the west northwestern part of the Madeira Islands. ... Porto Santo Island (pron. ... Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island 50 km northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...