Caniço

Caniço is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2011 was 23,368, in an area of 11.99 km2.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Capela da Madre de Deus and Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro.

Church
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christ and Camacha.

Locality
The the King statue also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Garajau, .

Town
is a parish in the municipality of , 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 and 6 km west of Santa Cruz.

Village
is a civil parish, in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the island of . The population in 2011 was 4,028, in an area of 6.95 km2. It is located 7 kilometres northeast of the island capital of .

Caniço

Latitude
32.65238° or 32° 39′ 9″ north
Longitude
-16.84097° or 16° 50′ 28″ west
Population
20,200
Elevation
216 metres (709 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT CNO
Open location code
8C45M525+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 314916142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2270258
Wiki­data ID
Q857346
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Caniço” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كانيكو
  • Asturian: Caniço
  • Cebuano: Caniço (parokya)
  • Cebuano: Caniço
  • Chechen: Канису
  • Chinese: Caniço
  • Chinese: 卡尼苏
  • Chinese: 蘆葦堂區
  • Czech: Caniço
  • Dutch: Canico (Santa Cruz)
  • Dutch: Canico
  • Dutch: Caniço
  • French: Caniço
  • Georgian: კანისუ
  • German: Canico
  • German: Caniço
  • Hungarian: Caniço
  • Kazakh: Kanïsw
  • Kazakh: Канису
  • Kazakh: كانىيسۋ
  • Mazanderani: کانیسو
  • Min Nan Chinese: Caniço
  • Persian: کانیسو
  • Polish: Canico
  • Polish: Caniço
  • Portuguese: Canico (Santa Cruz)
  • Portuguese: Caniço (Santa Cruz)
  • Portuguese: Canico
  • Portuguese: Caniço
  • Portuguese: Freguesia de Caniço
  • Romanian: Canico
  • Romanian: Caniço
  • Russian: Канису
  • Slovenian: Caniço
  • South Azerbaijani: کانیسو (سانتا کروز)
  • South Azerbaijani: کانیسو
  • Spanish: Canico
  • Spanish: Caniço
  • Tatar: Канису
  • Turkish: Caniço
  • Ukrainian: Канісу
  • Caniço

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