Câmara de Lobos : Portugal
Cmara de Lobos (Portuguese meaning chamber of the wolves) is a parish in the west-central part of Madeira. Cmara de Lobos is named after the area where sea-wolves lobos-marinhos are founded, they are the monk seals in which it the two are also seen in its coat of arms. Today, there are a fewer monk seals than a couple of decades ago. It is the second largest major parish in population after Funchal and before Machico. Its parish population is 16,842- and the borough is 34,614. The parish is one of the smallest on the island. Its area is 51.82 km. Its density is 667.96/km thus ranking the second most densest in Madeira. It is located SW of Santana, W of Machico, W of Funchal and ESE of Calheta. It is linked with a road linking Calheta and Funchal. The mountains lie slightly north with an elevation of about 150 m and further north, residential areas. The high rises and condominniums lie nearly 800 m northwest lining up in a row. Cmara de Lobos is almost connected with the urban sprawl with Funchal. Most of the housing developments were done in the mid to late-20th century in the north, prior to the housing, farmlands used to cover the northern portion of Cmara de Lobos.
The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of businesses are in the downtown area. The area is separated by Estreito de Cmara de Lobos. The area produces Madeira Wine from its local vineyards. In the western part features Cabo Giro, the steepest bluff in Africa and the world (elevation: 580 m). The small point is south of the small port. The downtown core is in the central part and residential areas lie to the west and the northern part with more buildings over the mountain.
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