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SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPALITY (MADEIRA ISLAND) - INDEX

  


SANTA CRUZ
(MUNICIPALITY)
32°41′00″N 16°48′00″W

Santa Cruz is a municipality on Madeira Island. This city gave its name to the municipality and to the parish that is part of it.

Madeira Airport is located in this municipality.

Geography
It is located southeast of Santana, southwest of Machico, and northeast of the regional capital (Funchal); it is linked by an expressway to Funchal and Machico, and the ancillary road links it to Santana. Urban sprawl from Funchal extends along Santa Cruz's western frontier, while the eastern part of the municipality is the base for Madeira's international airport.

With an area of ​​81.50 km² and 43,005 inhabitants, the municipality is subdivided into five parishes:
Camacha
Caniço (city)
Gaula
Santa Cruz (city) (includes the offshore Desertas Islands)
Santo António da Serra



Economy
Agriculture and fishing are still considered the primary industries in this region, although widespread expansion of tourism in the south, and the development of the international airport has increased the number of commercial and tourist-related activities (primarily in the city of Santa Cruz).





What to visit in Santa Cruz

https://visitmadeira.com/en/where-to-go/madeira/points-of-interest-in-santa-cruz/


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