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Madeira
Ponta do Sol Municipality

Ponta do Sol

Ponta do Sol is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of 46.19 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 4,580 residents
  • Description: municipality of Madeira, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Ponta do Sol Municipality” and “Ponta do Sol, Madeira”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ponta do Sol beach and Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade.

Beach
Photo: Einer flog zu Weit, CC BY 3.0.

Church
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribeira Brava and Canhas.

Town
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is a municipality on the island of Madeira, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. It is located along the southern coast, and is west of and the regional capital , south of , and east of Ponta do Sol. is situated 4 km east of Ponta do Sol.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta do Sol in the archipelago of . Extending into the interior from the coast, the parish has an area of 16.66 km2. It has a population of 3,769.

Village
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is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the island of Madeira. It is located on the south coast, west of . The population in 2011 was 1,156, in an area of 11.03 km2.

Ponta do Sol

Latitude
32.6812° or 32° 40′ 53″ north
Longitude
-17.1041° or 17° 6′ 15″ west
Population
4,580
Elevation
392 metres (1,286 feet)
Open location code
8C44MVJW+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25269571
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8014710
Wiki­data ID
Q943911
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Waray—“Ponta do Sol” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Basque: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Catalan: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Cebuano: “Ponta do Sol (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Chechen: “Понта-ду-Сол”
  • Chinese: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔杜索尔”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔杜索爾”
  • Czech: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Dutch: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Finnish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • French: “Ponta do Sol”
  • German: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Irish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Italian: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Japanese: “ポンタ・ド・ソル”
  • Korean: “폰타두솔”
  • Lombard: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Malay: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Norwegian: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Novial: “Ponta do Sol, Madeira”
  • Polish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Portuguese: “Município de Ponta do Sol”
  • Portuguese: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Romanian: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Russian: “Понта-ду-Сол”
  • Spanish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Tatar: “Понта-ду-Сол”
  • Turkish: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Ukrainian: “Понта-ду-Сол”
  • Vietnamese: “Ponta do Sol (đô thị)”
  • Vietnamese: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Volapük: “Ponta do Sol”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Ponta do Sol, Madeira”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Ponta do Sol”

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