Santo António da Serra (Santa Cruz) explained

Type:parish
Santo António da Serra
Region:Madeira
Municipality:Santa Cruz
Island:Madeira
Coordinates:32.6722°N -16.8056°W
Area Total:14.75
Population Total:936
Population As Of:2011
Postal Code:9100-268
Area Code:291

Santo António da Serra is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz on the Portuguese island of Madeira. The parish is adjacent to another parish in the neighbouring municipality of Machico to the north, which is also named Santo António da Serra. The population in 2011 was 936,[1] in an area of 14.75 km².[2]

Geography

It is located west of Machico and east-northeast of the regional capital of Funchal. The parish contains the localities João Ferino, Pereira, Madre d'Água, Curral Velho, Ribeira de João Gonçalves, Achada do Barro, Fajã da Ovelha and Serrado das Amexieiras.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat