Porto Santo | |||
Vila Baleira | |||
Municipality (Concelho) | |||
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Official name: Concelho do Porto Santo | |||
Name origin: Portuguese for holy port | |||
Country | Portugal | ||
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Autonomous Region | Madeira | ||
Island | Porto Santo | ||
Center | Farrobo | ||
- elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | ||
- coordinates | 33°4′36″N 16°20′40″W / 33.07667°N 16.34444°WCoordinates: 33°4′36″N 16°20′40″W / 33.07667°N 16.34444°W | ||
Highest point | Pico do Castelo | ||
- elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) | ||
Lowest point | |||
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
Area | 42.59 km2 (16 sq mi) | ||
Population | 5,483 (2011) | ||
Density | 129/km2 (334/sq mi) | ||
Settlement | fl. 1500 | ||
- Municipality | c. 1835 | ||
- Vila/Town | 6 August 1996 | ||
LAU | Câmara Municipal | ||
- location | Rua Dr. Nuno Silvestre Texeira | ||
President | Filipe Oliveira de Menezes | ||
Municipal Chair | Maria Luísa de Sousa M.G. Mendonça | ||
Timezone | WET (UTC0) | ||
- summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) | ||
Postal Zone | 9400-000 | ||
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XXX XXX | ||
Location of the municipality of Porto Santo, in the archipelago of Madeira
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Porto Santo is the only municipality of the island of Porto Santo, in the Portuguese Madeiran archipelago. It was elevated to city status on 6 August 1996. The only parish of the municipality is also named Porto Santo. The population in 2011 was 5,483, in an area of 42.59 km². The main settlement on the island is Vila Baleira.