Caniço (Santa Cruz)

Caniço (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐˈnisu]) is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2011 was 23,368,^[1] in an area of 11.99 km².^[2] Caniço is connected to the urban sprawl of Funchal and is larger than the seat of the municipality. It is located 6 km east of Funchal.

Caniço
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Caniço Location in Madeira
Coordinates: 32.651°N 16.841°W / 32.651; -16.841
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Madeira
Municipality	Santa Cruz
Area
• Total	11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	23,368
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

On 17 April 2019, a tour bus crashed on a road near Caniço, killing 29 people.^[3]

Reis Magos Beach, Caniço.

See also

• The "sacred heart" statue in Caniço is by Pierre Charles Lenoir