Camacha
Camacha is a suburb in Porto Santo, Madeira and has about 4,350 residents. Camacha is situated nearby to the neighborhood Farrobo, as well as near Dragoal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Porto Santo Island and Pico do Castelo.
Porto Santo Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island and municipality 43 kilometres northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa.
Pico do Castelo
Peak
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pico do Castelo is a 437 m high volcano-shaped peak on Porto Santo Island. The peak is covered with conifers and has a panoramic terrace and a picnic spot.
Pico do Facho
Peak
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pico do Facho is the highest peak on Porto Santo Island, with 517 m in altitude. Its name comes from facho, a light beam created by a bonfire, which was used to signal both the local population and Funchal of pirate ships.
Camacha
- Type: Suburb with 4,350 residents
- Description: place in Porto Santo, Madeira
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Porto Santo, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
33.08696° or 33° 5′ 13″ northLongitude
-16.34217° or 16° 20′ 32″ westPopulation
4,350Elevation
143 metres (469 feet)United Nations Location Code
PT CMHOpen location code
8C553MP5+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1573920835OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Camacha” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Camacha”
- Dutch: “Camacha”
- Portuguese: “Camacha”
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