Achadas da Cruz is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz in the Portuguese island of Madeira.The population in 2011 was 159,[1] in an area of 7.88 km2.[2] It is situated on the north-western coast of the island. No children have been born in the parish between 2001 and 2009.[3]
Achadas da Cruz | |
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 Parish church and cemetery of Achadas da Cruz | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Achadas da Cruz Location in Madeira | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′28″N 17°12′36″W / 32.84111°N 17.21000°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Auton. region | Madeira |
| Island | Madeira |
| Municipality | Porto Moniz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 159 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 9270-013 |
| Area code | 291 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora do Livramento |
Society
Between 1835 And 1840 this parish has registered 18 marriages.[4] The first registered marriage in this parish was On the year of 1827.[5] From 1860 and 1911 this parish has witnessed 824 baptisms happening there.[6] In between 1910 and 1911, there were associated to this parish 14 deaths, 4 of which were from people who died at that time with an age above 18 years old.[7][8]
Architecture
editReferences
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Quase dez anos sem nascer uma criança: Sem alternativas de emprego os mais jovens deixam as Achadas da Cruz" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Diário de Noticias. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ "Pesquisa". abm.madeira.gov.pt. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Pesquisa". abm.madeira.gov.pt. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Pesquisa". abm.madeira.gov.pt. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Livro de registo de óbitos das Achadas da Cruz do ano de 1910". arquivo-abm.madeira.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Livro de registo de óbitos das Achadas da Cruz do ano de 1911". arquivo-abm.madeira.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-16.