Santana (Madeira)

Santana
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Basic data
Autonomous Region :	Madeira
Concelho :	Santana
Coordinates :	32 ° 48 ′  N , 16 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 48 ′  N , 16 ° 52 ′  W
Residents:	3275 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	19.01 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	172 inhabitants per km²
Height:	575  m
Santana County
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Residents:	7719 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	95.56 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	81 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	6th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Santana Sítio do Serrado 9230-116 SANTANA
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Rui Moisés Fernandes de Ascensão ( PSD )
Website:	www.cm-santana.com

Santana (historically developed abbreviation for Santa Anna ) is a city ( cidade ) and a district ( concelho ) on the north coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira . 3275 inhabitants live on an area of ​​19 km² (as of June 30, 2011), which corresponds to a population density of 172.2 inhabitants / km².

Traditional farmhouse in Santana

Santana is famous for its traditional thatched farmhouses, the landmarks of Madeira Island. The farmers used to live in these simply furnished, often red-painted houses. Today most of them are empty and are only maintained as tourist attractions . The thatched roofs have to be replaced every four to five years.

Since 2011, the Santana district has been listed as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO .

history

The rediscoverer of Madeira, João Gonçalves Zarco , had the island settled for the first time in 1419 . Santana was also settled towards the end of the 15th century. In 1552 it became an independent municipality. In 1835 the independent district of Santana was established and the place received the status of a small town ( Vila ).

In 2000 Santana was elevated to a city ( Cidade ).

administration

Santana County

Santana is the seat of the district of the same name ( concelho ). The neighboring areas are Machico , Santa Cruz , Funchal , Câmara de Lobos and São Vicente .

The district is divided into six parishes ( Freguesias ):

Santana County

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Arco de Sao Jorge	413	3.38	122	310901
Faial	1,567	24.03	65	310902
Ilha	255	14.19	18th	310906
Santana	3,275	19.01	172	310903
São Jorge	1,473	19.34	76	310904
Sao Roque do Faial	736	15.61	47	310905
Santana County	7,719	95.56	81	3109

Population development

Population in Santana County (1849–2011)
1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
11,641	9,337	10,908	13,971	11,253	10.302	8,804	7,719

Municipal holiday

• 25. May

sons and daughters of the town

• Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia (1889–1962), Archbishop of Maputo , Mozambique

Web links

Commons : Santana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Santana (Madeira)  - travel guide

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 on the district website ( memento of the original from April 7, 2014 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. , accessed on August 31, 2013 
5. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on August 31, 2013
6. ↑ Information from the district website ( Memento of the original from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 31, 2013