Câmara de Lobos
Also known as Camara de Lobos, Câmara de Lobos Municipality
municipality in Madeira, Portugal
Key facts
- Country
- Portugal
- Auton region
- Madeira
- Island
- Madeira
- Established
- Settlement: c. 1419, Municipality: 4 October 1835, Town: 3 August 1996
- President
- Pedro Coelho
- Total
- 52.14 km (20.13 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,044 m (3,425 ft)
- Density
- 684.0/km (1,772/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00 ( WET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+01:00 ( WEST )
- Postal code
- 9304-001
- Patron
- São Sebastião
- Local holiday
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Article
Panoramic view of the municipality Câmara de Lobos ( European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɐmɐɾɐ ðɨ ˈloβuʃ] ; lit. 'Chamber of Wolves' or 'Wolves' Chamber') is a municipality and town in the southern coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira, divided in 5 freguesias. A de facto suburb of the much larger capital city of Funchal, it is one of the larger population centres and an extension of the Funchal economy.
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