Information About

Camacha




Camacha is a parish in the district of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands . The population in 2001 is 7,991, its density is 408.1/km&2 and the area is 19.58 km&2. It is located about 6.5 km NE of Funchal, 12 km S of Porto da Cruz and 7.5 km SW of Santo António da Serra. The parish of Funchal is bordered to the west and Machico to the north. Camacha has a stream located less than 1 km NE. The main industry are agriculture with a few businesses. It is connected with a road linking Funchal and two parts of Santo António Da Serra . The parish are surrounded by '' Laurisilva '' forests while farmlands are to the south and grasslands are to the northwest.


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GEOGRAPHY


  • Location:

  • ---Latitude: 32.7 (32°42') N

  • ---Longitude: 16.84 (16°49'20") W

  • Altitude:

  • ---Lowest: about 350 m (valley)

  • ---Centre: around 700 m


Camacha has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square ('' Praça '').


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