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Funchal is the capital of Madeira, Portugal. It was founded by João Gonçalves Zarco in 1421 and elevated to city by King Manuel I of Portugal in 1508. In the sixteenth century, Funchal has been an important transit point between India and New World, and was considered to be a place of wholeness. It was also the origin of sugar and Madeira wine. Between 1892 and 1905, Portugal has issued a series of postage stamps with the inscription "Funchal", but returned to the name of Madeira.
Madeira (Madeira Portuguese, meaning wood) is a group of Portuguese islands in the North Atlantic. Consisting of two inhabited islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) and three uninhabited islands, forming together with Selvagens Ilhas (Islands Wild) Autonomous Region with its capital in Funchal Madeira. The archipelago is located about 580 km from the African coast and 860 km from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Madeira constitutuie an outermost region of the European Union.
Caniço is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, Madeira Islands. The settlement was elevated to city status in 2005. The city population at last census was 11,586 inhabitants, with a density of 965.5 inhabitants per square km and an area of 23 km patrati.Caniço is connected to urban expansion and Funchal's like Calheta, it is higher than the city municipality of residence.
Funchal city is in the west, 6 km from Caniço. The settlement is surrounded by two rivers, one shorter and one longer west to the east.
The main industry is agriculture and some business that takes place here.
