Ponta do Sol

Ponta do Sol
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Basic data
Autonomous Region :	Madeira
Concelho :	Ponta do Sol
Coordinates :	32 ° 41 ′  N , 17 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 41 ′  N , 17 ° 6 ′  W
Residents:	4577 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	27.45 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	167 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9360-212
politics
Mayor :	Juvenal Rodrigues da Silva ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Ponta do Sol Rua da Marquesa nº 1 9360-212 Ponta do Sol
Ponta do Sol district
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Residents:	8862 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	46.18 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	192 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	3
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Ponta do Sol Rua de Santo António, n.º 5 9360-219 Ponta do Sol
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Rui David Pita Marques Luís ( PSD )
Website:	www.pontadosol.pt

Ponta do Sol [ ˈpõtɐ ðu ˈsɔɫ ] is a small town ( Vila ) and a district ( concelho ) in the southwest of the Portuguese island of Madeira . On June 30, 2011 the city had 4577 inhabitants on an area of ​​27.5 km².

Ponta do Sol (partial view)

coat of arms

In blue, a silver sun with a face and a red mouth and golden straight and flamed rays. A silver four-tower wall crown over the shield . In the white band at the base of the shield, the place name in black letters "PONTA DO SOL".

history

After the uninhabited island of Madeira was settled by the Portuguese from 1420 , the town of Ponta do Sol emerged from around 1425 . From around 1440 lucrative sugar cane cultivation was intensively practiced here . In 1501 the place became the seat of its own district.

View of the historic town center with the main church

Culture and sights

In Ponta do Sol, there is the John Dos Passos cultural center (Centro Cultural John Dos Passos) named after the American writer John Dos Passos , whose grandfather came from here.

At the beginning of December, Ponta do Sol is organizing the internationally renowned festival for digital music and sound art MADEIRADiG and the Micro Film Festival MMiFF.

Some historical public buildings, a number of agricultural mansions , and a large number of sacred buildings are listed in the district, including the main church Igreja Matriz de Ponta do Sol , built in the 16th century, and after its patron saint also Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Eng .: Church Our Lady of Light). The historic town center is also protected as a whole.

Hikes along the levadas in the district are possible.

Architectural heritage

• Capela de Nossa Senhora do Livramento

administration

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The district ( concelho ) Ponta do Sol is divided into three parishes ( freguesias ):

Ponta do Sol district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Canhas	3,769	16.66	226	310501
Madalena do Mar	516	2.07	249	310502
Ponta do Sol	4,577	27.45	167	310503
Ponta do Sol district	8,862	46.18	192	3105

The neighboring communities:

Porto Moniz	Sao Vicente
Calheta		Ribeira Brava
	Atlantic Ocean

Population development

Population in the Ponta do Sol district (1849–2011)
1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
15,350	19,019	13,296	13,829	9,149	8,756	8,125	8,862

Municipal holiday

• September 8th

Town twinning

•  Cape Verde : Ribeira Grande

Web links

Commons : Ponta do Sol  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Ponta do Sol  travel guide

• Official website of the district administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ↑ History page ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the district website, accessed September 22, 2013 
5. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on September 22, 2013
6. ↑ ditto
7. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on September 22, 2013