| Porto Santo | |||
| Vila Baleira | |||
| Municipality (Concelho) | |||
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| Official name: Concelho do Porto Santo | |||
| Name origin: Portuguese for holy port | |||
| Country | |||
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| Autonomous Region | |||
| 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 | ||
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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.