Canhas
Sign in to saveCanhas is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta do Sol in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Extending into the interior from the coast, the parish has an area of 16.66 km2. It has a population of 3,769 (2011).
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- parish
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Canhas
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Canhas 507.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- The parish church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Bandeira.Canhas.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Madeira
- Portuguese subdivision.municipality
- Ponta do Sol
- Portuguese subdivision.island
- Madeira
- Portuguese subdivision.established_date
- Settlement: fl.1550Parish: 10 July 1578
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 16.66
- Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m
- 985
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 3769
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2011
- Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
- 9360-00
- Portuguese subdivision.area_code
- 291
- Portuguese subdivision.patron
- Nossa Senhora das Dores
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- freguesia of Portugal
- Country
- Portugal
- Located in
- Ponta do Sol
- Area
- 16.66
- Image
- Canhas 507.jpg
- Dialing code
- 291
- Patron saint
- Mary
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- postal code
- 9360-00
- P8168
- Ozerne
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Economy
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Canhas is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta do Sol in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Extending into the interior from the coast, the parish has an area of 16.66 km2. It has a population of 3,769 (2011).
==Economy== A once essentially agricultural parish, Canhas has gradually been converted into an important economic centre, while retaining its rural feel. Even though agriculture is still a prime industry, civil construction and related industries have conquered a prominent position in the parish.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Canhas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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