Camacha

Camacha is also a settlement in the northeastern portion of Porto Santo Island, see Camacha (Porto Santo)

Camacha is a parish in the district of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 7,991, its density is 408.1/km² and the area is 19.58 km². It is located about 6.5 km NE of Funchal, 12 km S of Porto da Cruz and 7.5 km SW of Santo António da Serra. The parish of Funchal is bordered to the west and Machico to the north. Camacha has a stream located less than 1 km NE. The main industry are agriculture with a few businesses. It is connected with a road linking Funchal and two parts of Santo António da Serra. The parish are surrounded by laurisilva forests while farmlands are to the south and grasslands are to the northwest.

Nearest parishes

Porto da Cruz, northeast
Santa Cruz, northeast
Gaula, east
Caniço, southeast
Santa Maria Maior, southwest
Monte, west and northwest

Geography

Location:
*Latitude: 32.7 (32°42') N
*Longitude: 16.84 (16°49'20") W
Altitude:
*Lowest: about 350 m (valley)
*Centre: around 700 m

Camacha has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (praça).

External links

Map and aerial photos
*[Street map from Mapquest]. [MapPoint] or [Google]
*[Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] or [Google]
Coordinates: [32°42′0″N, 16°49′20″W]

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