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Santana

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Santana

Total population

1,258

Land area95.47 km²
Coordinates32.80°, -16.88°

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City facts

Area
95.47 km²
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Official website
www.cm-santana.com

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Overview

Santana, short form for Santa Ana is a municipality along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name. The population in 2011 was 7,719, in an area of 95.56 square kilometres (36.90 mi2).

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History & geography

Geography

Santana includes six parishes, within a rugged mountainous environment, most occupying river-valleys: * Arco de São Jorge * Faial * Ilha * Santana - the parish (and town) has a population of 3,275 (in 2011), in an area of 19.01 km2 * São Jorge * São Roque do Faial

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Geography

Latitude
32.8049
Longitude
-16.8813
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
105,547
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Madeira Chaffinch
    Fringilla maderensis Sharpe, 1888 · Aves
    3,576
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,102
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,974
  • Island Canary
    Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,636
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    2,626
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,482
  • Madeira Wall Lizard
    Teira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829) · Squamata
    2,431
  • Madeira Firecrest
    Regulus madeirensis Harcourt, 1851 · Aves
    2,125

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
12
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2020-03-07

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

José Ornelas Carvalho
José Ornelas Carvalho
Portuguese catholic bishop
Teodósio de Gouveia
Teodósio de Gouveia
Portuguese cardinal (1889–1962)
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Leonel Pontes
Portuguese football manager
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Gabriel Cardoso
Portuguese singer and actor
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Horácio Bento de Gouveia
Portuguese writer and poet
J
João Catanho de Menezes
Portuguese lawyer
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Ivo Nelson de Caires Batista Rosa
Portuguese magistrate
L
Luís Miguel Silva Mendonça
footballer
A
Albino de Menezes
Portuguese author
Jorge Carvalho
Jorge Carvalho
Portuguese politician
T
Tânia Freitas
Portuguese politician
F
Fátima Spínola
Portuguese painter and plastic artist
A
António Ribeiro Marques da Silva
Portuguese politician
Gil Rosa
Gil Rosa
journalist of Portugal

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image