Tabua, Madeira Explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Tabua
Image Location:Madeira Tabua.JPG
Region:Madeira
Island:Madeira
Municipality:Ribeira Brava
Established Date:The latter half of the seventeenth century
Coordinates:32.683°N -17.067°W
Area Total:11.03
Population Total:1156
Population As Of:2011
Website:www.freguesiatabua.pt

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 km2.[2] The municipality has a road which connects Calheta with Funchal, the capital, by road. The municipality of Ponta do Sol is to the west, and the municipality of São Vicente is to the north. On its southern border, the municipality borders the Atlantic.

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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