São Jorge (Santana)

São Jorge (Portuguese for Saint George) is a parish in the district of Santana in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 1,610, its density is 88/km² and the area is 18.3 km². São Jorge is the third largest in population, the second largest in area and the third largest in density in Santana. It is located west of Santana. The main industry are agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Santana and the western part of the island. The Atlantic Ocean is to the north. The mountains are to the south.

Nearest parishes

*Ilha, west
*Santana, east

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 32.81667 (32°49') N
**Longitude: 16.9 (16°54') W
*Altitude: 243 m (800 ft)

São Jorge has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square ("praça").

Persons

*D. Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia (1889 - 1962), Cardinal

External links

*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=32.81667&longitude=-16.9&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=32.81667,-16.9 Google]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=16.9&s=14&lon=-1&lat=32.81667&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]