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| Caniço | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  CaniçoLocation in Madeira | |
| Coordinates: 32°39′04″N 16°50′28″W / 32.651°N 16.841°W / 32.651; -16.841 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Auton. region | Madeira |
| Municipality | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.99 km (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,368 |
| • Density | 1,900/km (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Caniço (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐˈnisu]) is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2011 was 23,368, in an area of 11.99 km. Caniço is connected to the urban sprawl of Funchal and is larger than the seat of the municipality. It is located 6 km east of Funchal.
On 17 April 2019, a tour bus crashed on a road near Caniço, killing 29 people.
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See also
- The "sacred heart" statue in Caniço is by Pierre Charles Lenoir
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "At least 29 dead in bus crash on Portugal's Madeira island". BNO News. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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