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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Funchal
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | [[Image:Funchal Pico da Cruz.jpg|center|250px]]
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! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Coat of arms
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Flag
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! bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | [[Image:FNC.png|150px|Funchal's coat of arms]]
! bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | [[Image:Pt-fnc1.png|150px|Funchal's flag]]
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Map
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | [[Image:LocalFunchal.png|Map of Funchal]]
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" | Statistics
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| [[Regions of Portugal|Region]]: || [[Madeira Islands]]
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| District: || [[Madeira]] Island
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| Population: || 100,847
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| Area: || 75.7 km²
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| Density || 1,332/km²
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| Altitude: || Lowest and Centre: [[Atlantic Ocean]]<br>Highest: [[Pico do Arieiro]] South Face 1,818 m (northwest)
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| Number of parishes: || 10
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| valign="top" | Address of the city<br>administration: || Câmara Municipal de Funchal<br>Paços do Concelho<br>Funchal 9000
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| Mayor: || Miguel Filipe Machado de Albuquerque
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| Website: || [http://www.cm-funchal.pt www.cm-funchal.pt]
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[[Image:Funchal.jpg|left|thumb|170px|Funchal at night]] 
'''Funchal''' ({{pronounced|fũˈʃaɫ}}), population 100,526<ref>[http://62.48.187.117/atlas/Cap2/Cap2d_2.html UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004] Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)</ref>, is the capital of the [[Madeira Islands]] of [[Portugal]].  Funchal is also the largest city on the islands and with its neighbouring boroughs reach over 150,000 inhabitants.  It was founded by [[João Gonçalves Zarco]] in 1421 and was elevated to [[city]] status by King [[Manuel I of Portugal|Manuel I]] in 1508.

Today Funchal is a modern city, located in a unique area; the natural geological features form an "amphitheatre" surrounding the city, which begins at the harbour and rises almost 1200 metres high on gentle slopes. This provides a natural shelter and was what attracted the first settlers.

Madeira's capital for more than five centuries, Funchal is said to have been named as such because of the abundance of [[fennel]] (funcho- in portuguese) that was growing there.

Part of Funchal Municipality is Ilhas Selvagens ([[Savage Islands]] ), one nature reserve 160 km  (100 mi) South of Funchal.

Funchal is bypassed by a superhighway to the north east and southwest which accesses to Santa Cruz, the Madeira airport and Ribeira Brava.

==Parishes==
[[image:Casino_funchal_hg.jpg|left|220px|thumb| Madeira's Casino, Funchal]]
* [[Imaculado Coração de Maria]]
* [[Monte (Funchal)|Monte]]
* [[Santa Luzia (Funchal)|Santa Luzia]]
* [[Santa Maria Maior (Funchal)|Santa Maria Maior]]
* [[Santo António (Funchal)|Santo António]]
* [[São Gonçalo (Funchal)|São Gonçalo]]
* [[São Martinho (Funchal)|São Martinho]]
* [[São Pedro (Funchal)|São Pedro]]
* [[São Roque (Funchal)|São Roque]]
* [[Sé (Funchal)|Sé]]

There are 10 parishes in Funchal region. The most populated is [[Santo António]].

==History==
In the early 1400s, [[Álvaro Fernandes]] was the commander of Funchal.

In the [[16th century]] Funchal was important as a stopping place between the [[Indies]] and the [[New World]], and was known as a wealthy place.  It was also the port for Madeiran [[sugar]] and [[Madeira wine|wine]].

Funchal hosted the [[Funchal Island Tournament]] in [[1981]] with [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] of the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brazilian League]].

==Famous people==
*[[Cristiano Ronaldo]], Football Player of [[Manchester United]]
*[[José Vicente Barbosa]] ([[May 2]], [[1823]] - [[November 3]], [[1907]]) Zoologist
*[[Artur de Sousa Pinga]], Legendary Portuguese football player
*[[Alberto João Jardim]], President of the Regional Government of Madeira
*[[Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos]], ''former'' Archbishop of [[Goa]], India
*[[Cabral do Nascimento]], Poet 
*[[Pedro Camacho]], Composer
*[[João Fernandes Vieira]], Military
*[[Fátima Lopes]], Fashion Designer
*[[Mark Athias]], Investigator and Reformer
*[[Henrique Franco]], Painter
*[[Victor Costa]], Composer
*[[Jorge Borges]], Jazz Pianist
*[[Bruno Santos]], Jazz Guitarrist
*[[Eurico Martins]], Famous Badolins Orchestra Conductor and Orchestrator
*[[Moises Henriques]], Australian Cricketer

==Gallery==

<gallery>
Image:Funchal_Mercado.jpg|Mercado dos Lavradores
Image:Sé church Funchal.jpg| Cathedral ''Sé''
Image:MadeiraWinery.jpg|Madeira Wine Lodge
</gallery>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{portal|Portugal}}
* [http://www.cm-funchal.pt/cmf/en/ Municipality official site] 
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&ll=32.64803,-16.9068&spn=0.016405,0.040255&t=k&om=1 Funchal on Google Maps]
*[http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-16.9833&lat=&32.633w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]

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| width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' [[Santana, Madeira Islands|Santana]]
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Northeast:''' [[Machico]]
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| width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' [[Câmara de Lobos]] <br>
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Funchal'''
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' [[Santa Cruz, Madeira Islands|Santa Cruz]]
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| width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' Atlantic Ocean
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{{Municipalities in Madeira}}

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[[Category:Cities in Portugal]]
[[Category:Madeira Islands]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Portugal]]
[[Category:1421 establishments]]
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