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Website. www .cm-funchal .pt. Funchal ( Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈʃal] ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal 's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, [1] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal.
Santa Luzia (Funchal) / 32.65833°N 16.90444°W / 32.65833; -16.90444. Santa Luzia ( Portuguese meaning Saint Lucy) is a parish in the municipality of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2011 was 5,866, [1] in an area of 1.34 km 2. [2]
Its first higher education institution, a medical school, was founded in Funchal in the 18th century. In 1978, the University of Lisbon established a satellite campus in Madeira, and from 1983 to 1986, today's campus began taking shape, offering courses in the areas of science and technology, arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Santa Maria Maior (Funchal) / 32.66056°N 16.89139°W / 32.66056; -16.89139. Santa Maria Maior ( Portuguese meaning Saint Mary the Great) is a civil parish in the eastern part of the municipality of Funchal on the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 13,352, [1] in an area of 4.86 km 2.
9050-443. Area code. 291. Sé ( Portuguese for "Episcopal see") is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal. It includes the historical centre of Funchal. The population in 2011 was 2,656, [1] in an area of 3.82 km². [2] Its administrative authority includes the distant, uninhabited Savage Islands, with ...
Coordinates: 32.636649°N 16.935696°W. The Marine Biology Station of Funchal ( Portuguese: Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal ), on the Portuguese island of Madeira, is a research centre owned by the municipality of Funchal and dedicated to research and education on marine sciences. It was inaugurated on 28 September 1999.
In 1856, British troops recovering from cholera, and widows and orphans of soldiers fallen in the Crimean War, were stationed in Funchal, Madeira. [citation needed] World War I. During the Great War on 3 December 1916, a German U-boat, SM U-38, captained by Max Valentiner, entered Funchal harbour on Madeira.
The diocese of Funchal runs a radio station (PEF - Posto Emissor de Rádio Difusão do Funchal), that broadcasts the news from Rádio Renascença, and an online newspaper (Jornal da Madeira). List of Bishops of Funchal Bishops do Funchal 1. D. Diego Pinheiro Lobo (1514–1526) Archbishop of Funchal 2. D. Martinho de Portugal (1533–1547)