Camacha
Sign in to saveCamacha () is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. The population in 2011 was 7,449, in an area of 19.77 km2.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- parish
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Camacha
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- Camacha.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe
- yes
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Madeira
- Portuguese subdivision.municipality
- Santa Cruz
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 19.77
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 7449
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2011
- Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
- 9135
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Camacha () is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. The population in 2011 was 7,449, in an area of 19.77 km2.
right|250px|thumb|Monument in Camacha, celebrating the first ever organized football game in Portugal The first organized game of football in Portugal took place in 1875 in Camacha, organized by the Madeira-born Harry Hinton. ==People from Camacha== Maria Augusta Nóbrega (1929–2007), Madeiran folklore specialist ==References==