Caniço
Coat of arms of Caniço
Caniço is located in Madeira
Caniço
Caniço
Location in Madeira
Coordinates: 32°39′04″N 16°50′28″W / 32.651°N 16.841°W / 32.651; -16.841
Country Portugal
Auton. regionMadeira
MunicipalitySanta Cruz
Area
  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

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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