Camacha Explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Camacha
Region:	Madeira
Municipality:	Santa Cruz
Coordinates:	32.679°N -16.845°W
Area Total:	19.77
Population Total:	7449
Population As Of:	2011
Postal Code:	9135

Camacha (pronounced as /pt/) is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. The population in 2011 was 7,449,^[1] in an area of 19.77 km².^[2]

right|250px|thumb|Monument in Camacha, celebrating the first ever organized football game in PortugalThe first organized game of football in Portugal took place in 1875 in Camacha, organized by the Madeira-born Harry Hinton.^[3]

Notes and References

http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat
Madeira: The islands and their Wines - Page 17 "The son of William Hinton, Harry Hinton was educated in England and as an 18-year-old student, brought the first football to Madeira in 1875. The first game of football in Portugal was played near the Hinton family quinta in Camacha."