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Machico

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Also known as Machico Municipality

municipality in Madeira, Portugal

Key facts

Country
Portugal
Auton region
Madeira
Island
Madeira
Established
Settlement: c.1420, Municipality: c.1451, City: 2 August 1996
President
Ricardo Miguel Nunes Franco
Total
68.33 km (26.38 sq mi)
Density
319.4/km (827.4/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+00:00 ( WET )
Summer dst
UTC+01:00 ( WEST )
Postal code
9200-099
Patron
Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Local holiday
8 May
Website
http://cm-machico.pt/

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Município de Machico
Population
21828
Area
68.25
Elevation
122
Official website
www.cm-machico.pt
Image
Machico (Portugal).jpg
Dialing code
291
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Commons category
Machico
postal code
9200
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Machico ( Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈʃiku] ) is a municipality, parish and city in the southeast part of the island of Madeira, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The easternmost municipality on the island, it is also the third-most populous area with a population of 21,828 in 2011. The town, proper, had a population of 10,894 in 2001.

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