Santo António da Serra (Santa Cruz)

Santo António da Serra
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia de Santo António da Serra
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Madeira
Island Madeira
Municipality Santa Cruz
Localities João Ferino, Pereira, Madre d'Água, Curral Velho, Ribeira de João Gonçalves, Achada do Barro, Fajã da Ovelha, Serrado das Amexieiras
Center Santo António da Serra
 - coordinates 32°43′N 16°49′W / 32.717°N 16.817°W / 32.717; -16.817Coordinates: 32°43′N 16°49′W / 32.717°N 16.817°W / 32.717; -16.817
Highest point
 - elevation 667 m (2,188 ft)
Area 14.75 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population 936 (2011)
Density 63/km2 (163/sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Estrada Santo António da Serra
President Junta José António Baptista Reis
Timezone WET (UTC0)
 - summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
Postal Zone 9100-268
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 291 XX XX XX
Location of the civil parish seat of Santo António da Serra in the municipality of Santa Cruz, island of Madeira
Website: http://www.jfsantoantoniodaserra.ifreg.pt/

Santo António da Serra is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira. The parish is adjacent to another parish in the neighbouring municipality of Machico to the north, which is also named Santo António da Serra. The population in 2011 was 936,[1] in an area of 14.75 km².[2]

Geography

It is located west of Machico and east-northeast of the regional capital of Funchal.

References

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