Achadas da Cruz
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Achadas da Cruz is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz
in the Portuguese
islands of Madeira
. In 2001 the population was approximately 220 inhabitants, in an area of 7.88 km² along the north-western coast of the island of Madeira (its density was approximately 28 inhabitants per km²). Achadas da Cruz is the smallest parish by population and area on the island of Madeira and one of the two highest parishes by altitude. It is characteristic for the fact that no children have been born in the parish in the last eight years.
, while ravines and river valleys front its boundaries.
The settlement of Santa Maria Madalena
lies to the northeast.
Achadas da Cruz has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square .
Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz is a municipality in the northwest corner of the island of Madeira. It is located west of Santana and Machico, and northwest of Funchal, linked to Santana and Funchal by a main roadway from Calheta.-History:...
in the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
islands of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
. In 2001 the population was approximately 220 inhabitants, in an area of 7.88 km² along the north-western coast of the island of Madeira (its density was approximately 28 inhabitants per km²). Achadas da Cruz is the smallest parish by population and area on the island of Madeira and one of the two highest parishes by altitude. It is characteristic for the fact that no children have been born in the parish in the last eight years.
Geography
It is connected with the main roadway that circles the island, and connects it to the regional capital, in addition to connections to Calheta and São Vicente. The Atlantic ocean, which fronts the western border is rocky with cliffs, and accessible beaches are non-existent. Forests and the Paul de Serra cover the interior (towards the east), while arable land predominates the central portion of the parish. The escarpment of Achadas is about 15 km long, connecting it with Ponta do PargoPonta do Pargo
Ponta do Pargo is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. In 2001 the permanent population within its borders was 1145, in an area of 46 km² that extended into the interior of this diamond-shape parish on the extreme western tip of Madeira...
, while ravines and river valleys front its boundaries.
The settlement of Santa Maria Madalena
Santa Maria Madalena, Madeira
Santa Maria Madalena, Madeira is a settlement in Porto Moniz parish, Madeira, close to the island's northernmost point, Ponta do Tristão....
lies to the northeast.
Achadas da Cruz has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square .