Faial

Faial is a civil parish in the municipality of Santana located along the northern coast of the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,567, in an area of 24.03 km².
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora da Penha de França and Penha de Águia.

Church
Photo: Gilberto Gouveia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Peak
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Park
Photo: Jakkes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km west of Faial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Roque do Faial and Porto da Cruz.

Village
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5.
is a parish in the municipality of on the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 736, in an area of 15.61 km2. It is located 3 km southeast of Santana.

Town
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is a village on the northeast corner of the island of . It is popular with surfers, sunbathers, and hikers. has a nice waterfront and small sandy pocket beach. is situated 3 km southeast of Faial.

Village
is a civil parish in the municipality of Santana in the archipelago of . The population in 2011 was 255, in an area of 14.19 km². is situated 6 km west of Faial.

Faial

Latitude
32.79081° or 32° 47′ 27″ north
Longitude
-16.85165° or 16° 51′ 6″ west
Population
1,570
Elevation
-128 metres (-420 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT FIL
Open location code
8C45Q4RX+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 275679970
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2268388
Wiki­data ID
Q995608
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Faial” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Faial”
  • Catalan: “Faial”
  • Cebuano: “Faial”
  • Chechen: “Фаял”
  • Chinese: “Faial”
  • French: “Faial”
  • German: “Faial (Madeira)”
  • German: “Faial (Santana)”
  • German: “Faial”
  • Hungarian: “Faial (Madeira)”
  • Hungarian: “Faial”
  • Kazakh: “Фаял”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Faial”
  • Portuguese: “Faial (Santana)”
  • Portuguese: “Faial”
  • Russian: “Файал (Сантана)”
  • Russian: “Фаял”
  • Spanish: “Faial”
  • Tatar: “Фаял”
  • Turkish: “Faial (santana)”
  • Turkish: “Faial”
  • “Faial”

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