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.
  • Town with 4,580 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 392 metres (1,286 feet)
  • Description: municipality of Madeira, Portugal
  • Also known as
    “Ponta do Sol Municipality”
    “Ponta do Sol, Madeira”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

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

Beach

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribeira Brava and Canhas.

Town
is a municipality on the island… is situated 4 km east of Ponta do Sol.

Village
is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta…

Village
is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the island of Madeira.

Ponta do Sol

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Latitude
32.6812° or 32° 40′ 53″ north
Longitude
-17.1041° or 17° 6′ 15″ west
Open location code
8C44MVJW+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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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: “蓬塔-杜索尔”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔-杜索爾”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “پونٹا دو سول، مادیرا”
  • 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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Capela de São Sebastião and Miradouro da Ponta do Sol.

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