🌞🌞🌞 💝💝 PARISH OF ESTREITO DE CÂMARA DE LOBOS (MUNICIPALITY OF CÂMARA DE LOBOS)

 

ESTREITO DE CÂMARA DE LOBOS 

(PARISH OF CÂMARA DE LOBOS MUNICIPALITY)

32° 40' 17" N 16° 58' 48" W

Land where a large part of the grapes that fuel the fame of Madeira Wine are produced, the parish of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos owes its name, like others on the island of Madeira, to the extension of the name originally given to a small place. Probably in 1509, the parish was created, whose patron saint is Nossa Senhora da Graça, with a festival held on August 15th of each year.

The parish is limited to the South by Câmara de Lobos, to the North by Jardim da Serra and Curral das Freiras, to the East by Ribeira dos Socorris, and to the West by Quinta Grande and Câmara de Lobos.

The following places make up the parish: Barreiros, Cabo do Podão, Casa Caída, Covão, Panasqueira, Fajã das Galinhas, Fontes, Garachico, Igreja, Marinheira, Pico e Salões, Quinta de S. António, Ribeira da Caixa, Ribeira Fernanda, Romeiras and Vargem.

The parish of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos was elevated to the category of town by Regional Legislative Decree and published in the Official Gazette on September 14, 1996, with the date of its elevation being the following day.

Places of tourist interest: Levada do Norte, Parish Church, chapels of Santo António, das Almas, Santa Ana and Nossa Senhora da Incarnação, Churches of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso, Calvário and Via Sacra.

Information

Area: 8.14 km²

Population: 9,355 inhabitants (2021 Census)

Accommodation: 4,112 accommodations

Economy

This is a parish, like many others, whose local economy is based on the primary sector. Although unattractive to younger people, family and artisanal agriculture employs a significant amount of labor, especially in wine production. It is the land where a large part of the grapes that sustain the fame of Madeira Wine are produced. In 1999, the total number of farms was 149 for a used agricultural area of ​​46 hectares and an unused agricultural area of ​​10 hectares. Alongside catering, and other activities linked to small commerce, some services and small industries are developed in the parish, in sectors such as civil construction, bakery, metalwork, furniture, and concrete blocks. In fact, civil construction and services are the areas of the local economic fabric that generate the most jobs and wealth. In terms of handicrafts, embroidery, wickerwork, basketry and blacksmithing, tinsmithing, cooperage work, and plastic arts are most popular. According to data from INE, the parish of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos records an activity rate of 42.1%.

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CÂMARA DE LOBOS MUNICIPALITY 

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