Wednesday 29 May 2024

πŸ˜²πŸ˜²πŸ˜²πŸ’ŸπŸ’Ÿ PARISH OF RIBEIRA DA JANELA (MUNICIPALITY OF PORTO MONIZ)

 


RIBEIRA DA JANELA
(PARISH OF PORTO MONIZ MUNICIPALITY)
32.846882, -17.158333

Ribeira da Janela is a parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz, with an area of ​​19.90 km² and 200 inhabitants (2021 census). Its population density is 10.0 inhabitants/km². It is located at latitude 32.833 (32°50') North and longitude 17.15 (17°9') West, at an altitude  of 575 meters. The only camping site on Madeira Island is located in this parish, a modern installation on the side of the regional road, beautiful and very well located and essentially designed for setting up tents.

The name derives from the river that has its mouth near the town, and which is also the longest on Madeira Island.

Geography

It is located northeast coast of Porto Moniz municipality, connected by the main roadway that circles the island to the principal communities in Funchal and Calheta. Mountainous, the parish is cut by several river valleys extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the interior plateau of Paul da Serra, where it borders the municipalities of Ponta do Sol and Calheta. The ravine, Ribeira da Janela, meanders through the parish from Paul da Serra (springing from the plateau at around 1,420 meters altitude) and flows at various intervals along the water course. The valley cut by this ravine is one of the longest in Madeira. Forests dominate the northern and eastern valleys while brush characterizes the remaining
 areas.












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