São Pedro (Funchal)

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São Pedro (Portuguese meaning Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 7,681, its density is 5,155/km² and the area is 1.49 km². It is located E of Funchal and SW of Santa Cruz and Machico. The main industry are businesses. It is connected with a road linking Monte and Machico. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south. The parish is one of the smallest in the Madeira Islands. The parish of Santa Cruz lies to the east. The mountains are around the parish including the forests. Agriculture used to dominate the area around the parish. The developments came in the mid to late-20th century.

Nearest parishes

Monte (Funchal), southwest

Geography

Location:
*Latitude: 32.6833 (32°41') N
*Longitude: 16.8 (16°48') W
Altitude:
*Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
*Centre: 182 m (600 ft)

São Pedro has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, 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: [°′″N, °′″W]

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