Vila Baleira | |
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.jpg')) Location of Vila Baleira | |
)  Vila Baleira ) Vila Baleira | |
| Coordinates: 33°04′00.0″N 16°20′00.0″W / 33.066667°N 16.333333°W | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,483 |
Vila Baleira is the only city and the capital of Porto Santo Island, Madeira, Portugal. It was made a city on 7 August 1996.[1][2]
References
- ^ "History of Porto Santo". Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Vila Baleira at GEOnet Names Server
Trivia
Christopher Columbus is thought to have married his wife and Portuguese Nobelwoman Filipa Moniz Perestrelo here, in 1479.