Funchal

Summary

Funchal is a municipality of Portugal^[1]. Funchal ranks in the top 0.65% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,607 views/month, #2 of 307).^[2]

Key Facts

• Funchal is located in Madeira^[3].
• Funchal is in the country of Portugal^[4].
• Funchal's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[5].
• Funchal's capital is recorded as Funchal^[6].
• Funchal's shares border with is recorded as Santana^[7].
• Funchal's shares border with is recorded as Câmara de Lobos^[8].
• Funchal's shares border with is recorded as Machico^[9].
• Funchal's shares border with is recorded as Santa Cruz^[10].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Luzia^[11].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Imaculado Coração de Maria^[12].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Maria Maior^[13].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Monte^[14].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santo António^[15].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as São Gonçalo^[16].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as São Martinho^[17].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as São Roque^[18].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as São Pedro^[19].
• Funchal's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sé^[20].
• Funchal's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cape Town^[21].
• Funchal's twinned administrative body is recorded as Praia^[22].
• Funchal's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maui^[23].
• Funchal's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gibraltar^[24].
• Funchal's twinned administrative body is recorded as Livingstone^[25].
• Funchal's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ílhavo^[26].
• Funchal's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oakland^[27].

Body

Geography

Funchal is in the country of Portugal^[4]. Funchal is located in Madeira^[3]. Funchal is part of Sites of Globalization^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+105782'}^[29], {'amount': '+103961'}^[30], {'amount': '+115403'}^[31], {'amount': '+112746'}^[32], {'amount': '+101810'}^[33], and {'amount': '+98113'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Funchal's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[5].

History and Context

1451 marks the founding of Funchal^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Funchal include Madeira Cristiano-Ronaldo Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Portugal^[38].

Why It Matters

Funchal ranks in the top 0.65% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,607 views/month, #2 of 307).^[2] Funchal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Funchal is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Funchal include Madeira Cristiano-Ronaldo Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Portugal^[38].