Caniço (Santa Cruz)

Civil parish in Madeira, Portugal
Coat of arms of Caniço
Coat of arms
32°39′04″N 16°50′28″W / 32.651°N 16.841°W / 32.651; -16.841Country PortugalAuton. regionMadeiraMunicipalitySanta CruzArea
 • Total11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)Population
 (2011)
 • Total23,368 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±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

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "At least 29 dead in bus crash on Portugal's Madeira island". BNO News. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.


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