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Funchal

Also known as Funchal Municipality

Funchal (), officially City of Funchal (), is the capital, largest city and a municipality in Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.

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Funchal is the capital and largest city of Portugal's Madeira region, located on the Atlantic coast with a population of about 106,000 people. The city is one of Portugal's major tourist destinations due to its cultural and historical significance, and it's particularly known for New Year's Eve celebrations and being a major cruise ship port.

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Portuguese subdivision.type: municipality
Portuguese subdivision.name: Funchal
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: City of Funchal
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Flag of Funchal.svg
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: Coat of arms of Funchal.svg
Portuguese subdivision.image_map: Location FNC.svg
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption: Location in Madeira
Portuguese subdivision.region: Madeira
Portuguese subdivision.seat: Funchal Municipal Chamber
Portuguese subdivision.island: Madeira
Portuguese subdivision.parishes: 10
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party: PPD/PSD
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name: Cristina Pedra
Portuguese subdivision.established_date: Settlement: 1424Town: 1452–1454Municipality: 1508
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2: 76.15
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2021
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 105795
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code: 9000

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Município do Funchal
Population: 29403
Area: 76.16
Official website: www.funchal.pt
Image: Vista de Funchal desde Pico dos Barcelos, Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-29, DD 37-44 PAN.jpg
Dialing code: 291

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Commons category: Funchal
native label: Funchal
inception: 1451-00-00
postal code: 9000-xxx → 9060-xxx
short name: FN
P12749: Mountain pocket gopher
contact page URL: www.funchal.pt/contactos

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23 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Physical geography
Climate
Climate change
Human geography
Transportation
Tourism
Museums
Religion
Sport
Street art
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Public service
Arts
Sport
See also
References
Sources
Bibliography
External links

==Etymology== The first settlers named their settlement Funchal after the abundant wild fennel that grew there. The name is formed from the Portuguese word for fennel, funcho, and the suffix -al, to denote "a plantation of fennel":