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Funchal
A Januar 2014 panoramic view o Funchal
A Januar 2014 panoramic view o Funchal
Banner o Funchal
Banner
Coat of airms o Funchal
Coat airms
Etymology: funcho, Portuguese for fennel
Funchal is located in Madeira
Funchal
Funchal
Location o the municipality o Funchal in the Madeiran airchipelago
Funchal is located in North Atlantic
Funchal
Funchal
Funchal (North Atlantic)
Coordinates: 32°39′N 16°55′W / 32.650°N 16.917°W / 32.650; -16.917Coordinates: 32°39′N 16°55′W / 32.650°N 16.917°W / 32.650; -16.917
Kintra Portugal
Autonomous Region Madeira
IslandMadeira
Settlementc.1424
Tounc.1452–1454
Municipalityc.1508
Govrenment
 • TeepLAU
 • BodiCâmara Municipal
 • MayorPaulo Cafôfo
Area
 • Total76.15 km2 (29.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total111,892
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal Zone
9000
Area code(s)(+351) 291 XXX-XXX
Websitewww.cm-funchal.pt

Funchal [fũˈʃaɫ] is the lairgest ceety, the municipal seat an the caipital o Portugal's Autonomous Region o Madeira. The ceety haes a population o 111,892[1] an haes been the caipital o Madeira for mair nor five centuries.

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

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Penha de França, wastren zone o Funchal.
Aljube Street.

Funchal is twinned wi:[2][3]

Ceety State Kintra
Gibraltar  Gibraltar  Gibraltar
Livingstone Zambie Soothren Province  Zambie
Praia Praia Municipality  Cape Verde
Honolulu  Hawaii  Unitit States
Maui  Hawaii  Unitit States
Oakland, Californie  Californie  Unitit States
New Bedford  Massachusetts  Unitit States
Herzliya Israel Tel Aviv Destrict  Israel
Saint Helier  Jersey  Unitit Kinrick
Leichlingen  North Rhine-Westphalie  Germany
Cape Toun Sooth Africae Wastren Cape  Sooth Africae
Santos  São Paulo  Brazil
São Paulo  São Paulo  Brazil
Marrickville  New Sooth Wales  Australie
Fremantle  Wastren Australie  Australie
Parla  Madrid  Spain

References

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Notes
  1. [1] Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
  2. "Prefeitura.Sp – Descentralized Cooperation". Archived frae the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2012.
  3. International Relations – São Paulo City Hall – Official Sister Cities