- Caniçal
Caniçal (pron. IPA2|kɐni'saɫ) is a parish in the district of
Machico in theMadeira Islands . The population in2001 is 3,893, its density is 339.7/km² and the area is 11.46 km². It is located on a road linking to Machico. It is located about 20 km NE ofFunchal , 20 km ESE of Santana and 52 km E ofPorto Moniz The main industry are agriculture and fishing. It is connected with a road linking westward to the main roads linking toFunchal and to Santana. TheAtlantic Ocean is to the north and south. The mountains are to the west. There are a few mountaintops including one in the southwest which a road runs in the middle and one northwest of Caniçal. The embankment which is about 5 km long lies to the northwest. The area features a lot of small islands and rocks located in the northeast and especially to the east which the two large islands include Ilhéu de Agostinho and Ilhéu de São Lourenco (Portuguese meaningSaint Lawrence which features many rocks including a large one to the east. There are a few dry creeks within Caniçal. The highest point is around 800 m. More mountains lie to the west in the area of Ribeira Seca and has a few mountain roads. Part of the mountain are forested. The area also has several creeks and streams that are mainly dry.ubdivision
*Ribeira Seca, west
Nearest parishes
*Machico, southwest
*Santo António da Serra , west
*Porto da Cruz , west northwestGeography
*Location:
**Latitude: 32.733 (32°44') N
**Longitude: 16.733 (16°44') W
*Altitude:
**Lowest and Centre: Atlantic OceanCaniçal has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square ("
praça ").External links
*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=32.7667&longitude=-1&6.7667zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=,32.7667-16.7667 Google]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-16.7667&lat=32.7667&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]
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