São Roque do Faial is a parish in the district of Santana in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 927, its density is 58.3/km² and the area is 15.9 km². São Roque do Faial is the third smallest in population, the third largest in density and the second smallest in area in Santana. It is located east of Santana and south of Faial

Faial (Santana)

Faial is a civil parish in the Madeiran municipality of Santana located along the northern coast of the island of Madeira. In 2001 its population numbered less than 2000 inhabitants, in an area of 22.6 km² , representing the second largest parish in the municipality, but third least...

. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Santana and Machico

Machico

Machico is a city and municipality in the northeastern 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; its population was 21,747...

. The parish of Machico lies to the east.

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 32.7667 (32°46') N
  • Longitude: 16.85 (16°51') W
• Altitude: 278 m (915 ft)

São Roque do Faial has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (praça).

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest or Google
  • Aerial photograph from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps