Search Geography Explorer

Search countries, cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, oceans, islands and more

Funchal

#1047 in World

Portugal

1 / 12
© Dr. Thomas LiptakCC BY-SA 4.0
Population
106K
Coordinates
32.6669, -16.9241
Category
cities

About

Funchal, officially City of Funchal, is the capital, largest city and a municipality in Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.

Fun facts

More fun facts like this

More about Funchal

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Funchal, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read full article