Caniço (Santa Cruz)
Caniço | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Caniço Location in Madeira | |
| Coordinates: 32°39′04″N 16°50′28″W / 32.651°N 16.841°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Auton. region | Madeira |
| Municipality | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,368 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Caniço (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐˈnisu]) is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2011 was 23,368,[1] in an area of 11.99 km2.[2] Caniço is connected to the urban sprawl of Funchal and is larger than the seat of the municipality. It is located 6 km east of Funchal.
On 17 April 2019, a tour bus crashed on a road near Caniço, killing 29 people.[3]
See also
- The "sacred heart" statue in Caniço is by Pierre Charles Lenoir
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "At least 29 dead in bus crash on Portugal's Madeira island". BNO News. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.