Caniçal

Caniçal is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 3,924, in an area of 11.85 km2.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Praia de Machico and Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo.

Beach
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is a beach located near the town Machico, on the island of Madeira, . It is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa. is situated 3 km southwest of Caniçal.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Caniçal.

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Caniçal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quinta do Lorde and Água de Pena.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3 km east of Caniçal.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico on the south-east coast of the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,434, in an area of 5.15 km². is situated 4½ km southwest of Caniçal.

Caniçal

Latitude
32.7391° or 32° 44′ 21″ north
Longitude
-16.73931° or 16° 44′ 22″ west
Population
3,920
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT CNL
Open location code
8C45P7Q6+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1832777802
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2270266
Wiki­data ID
Q857987
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Caniçal” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Caniçal”
  • Cebuano: “Caniçal”
  • Chechen: “Канисал”
  • Chinese: “Caniçal”
  • Chinese: “卡尼萨尔”
  • Chinese: “卡尼薩爾”
  • Czech: “Caniçal”
  • Dutch: “Canical”
  • Dutch: “Caniçal”
  • French: “Caniçal”
  • German: “Canical”
  • German: “Caniçal”
  • Hungarian: “Caniçal”
  • Irish: “Caniçal”
  • Kazakh: “Канисал”
  • Malay: “Caniçal”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Caniçal”
  • Portuguese: “Canical”
  • Portuguese: “Caniçal”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Caniçal”
  • Russian: “Канисал”
  • Spanish: “Canical”
  • Spanish: “Caniçal”
  • Tatar: “Канисал”
  • Turkish: “Caniçal”
  • Ukrainian: “Канісал”
  • Urdu: “کانیسال”
  • “Caniçal”

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