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.
  • City with about 24,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (570 feet)
  • Description: civil parish in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reis Magos and Capela da Madre de Deus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Funchal and Camacha.
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is a parish in the municipality of , on the southeastern part of Madeira Island.
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Latitude
32.6524° or 32° 39′ 9″ north
Longitude
-16.841° or 16° 50′ 28″ west
Open location code
8C45M525+XJ
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

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

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vargem and Cruz de São Sebastião.

Madeira: Highlights

Learn more about Funchal and Porto Santo.
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