Santa Maria Maior

Santa Maria Maior is a civil parish in the eastern part of the municipality of on the island of . The population in 2011 was 13,352, in an area of 4.86 km2.
Wikipedia
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Suburb with 11,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 100 metres (328 feet)
  • …is also known as “Funchal”
  • Description: civil parish in Funchal

Places of Interest

Highlights include Quinta do Alto and Madeira Botanical Garden.

Historic building
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building.

Garden
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a botanical garden in , , opened to the public in 1960.

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The is a historic quinta and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Gonçalo and Santa Luzia.

Suburb
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is a freguesia parish in the municipality…

Suburb
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is a parish in the municipality of in the Madeira Islands.

Suburb
Photo: Michael Gaylard, CC BY 2.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of , on the island of Madeira, Portugal.

Santa Maria Maior

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Latitude
32.65433° or 32° 39′ 16″ north
Longitude
-16.89007° or 16° 53′ 24″ west
Open location code
8C45M435+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1879676148
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2263496
Wiki­data ID
Q2078801

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Santa Maria Maior” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Cebuano: “Funchal”
  • Chechen: “Санта-Мария-Майор”
  • Chinese: “大圣母玛丽亚（丰沙尔）”
  • Chinese: “大聖母瑪麗亞（豐沙爾）”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria Maior (Funchal)”
  • Dutch: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • French: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Georgian: “სანტა-მარია-მაიორი”
  • German: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Kazakh: “Санта-Мария-Майор”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Portuguese: “Funchal (Santa Maria Maior)”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria Maior (Funchal)”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Russian: “Санта-Мария-Майор”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Spanish: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Tatar: “Санта-Мария-Майор”
  • Turkish: “Santa Maria Maior”
  • Urdu: “سانتا ماریا مائیور (فونشال)”
  • Urdu: “سانتا ماریا مائیور”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Junta de Freguesia de Santa Maria Maior and Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus.

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