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Funchal

Funchal is the capital city of the Madeira archipelago, which is located about 500 km from continental Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. The city had a population of 104,000. Tourism is one of the most important sectors in the city. This is reflected in the main activities: hotels, construction, transportation and communications. The city also has a large port and trades in sugarcane, Madeira wine, bananas, embroidery, reed furniture and fishing. Remittances from people who have emigrated are also important to the economy. Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal with its own governing bodies. These bodies are located in Funchal and directly elected by the local population. The municipality of Funchal is composed of 10 freguesias (LAU2 units). The city has an executive body (câmara municipal) and a legislative body (assembleia municipal), both composed of local elected members. No larger urban zone (LUZ) was defined for this city.

CITY LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES
DEMOGRAPHY  
 
Total resident population2004100,847
342
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.2004-1%
247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200114%
297
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20012%
273
Average size of households20013.23
181
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
 
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
 
Average price per m2 for a house  
 
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200167%
305
Percentage of households living in social housing200111%
192
Average living area in m2 per person  
 
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200446.77
223
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
 
Unemployment rate20014%
308
Unemployment rate - female20015%
307
Employment rate200165%
273
Activity rate200168%
307
GDP per head (€)2004€17,057
148
Median disposable annual household income(€)2001€16,797
138
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
 
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
 
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200458%
193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
 
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001551
234
% of working age population with only primary education20011%
175
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185
ENVIRONMENT  
 
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320040
212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200429
235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.81
237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill20041%
213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)2004102
185
Population density (residents per km2)20041,332
265
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
 
Percentage of journeys to work by car200142%
175
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200122
177

SUB CITY LEVEL
9 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSComparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-419915%6%8%1:1.59
Percentage of households that are 1-person households19916%10%15%1:2.52
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households19916%9%11%1:1.83
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households19913%4%5%1:1.79
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate19914%7%8%1:1.91
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20014001,3725,3471:13.37