Santa Maria Maior (Funchal)
Santa Maria Maior (Portuguese meaning Saint Mary the Great) is a civil parish in the eastern part of the municipality and a suburb of Funchal on the island of Madeira. In 2001 there were 13,970 inhabitants living in the community, of approximately 4.86 km² (its density was 2874.49/km²).
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