Name | Vila Baleira |
Alt names | Porto santo, Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
Type | Freguesia |
Coordinates | 33.066667°N 16.333333°W |
Located in | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal |
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Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa. The municipality of Porto Santo occupies the entire island and small neighboring islands. It was elevated to city status on 6 August 1996. The sole parish of the municipality is also named Porto Santo. The population in 2011 was 5,483, in an area of 42.59 km². The main settlement on the island is Vila Baleira.
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