Ponta do Sol
Ponta do Sol (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɐ ðu ˈsɔl] ; English: "Cape of the Sun") is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of 46.19 km2 (17.83 sq mi).
Population3,300
TimezoneAtlantic/Cape_Verde
CurrencyCVE
Nearest airportVXE
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