Quinta Grande
| Quinta Grande | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 The main settlement of Quinta Grande showing the modern expressway passing through the escarpments
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| Official name: Freguesia da Quinta Grande | |
| Name origin: quinta grande Portuguese compound phrase for large ranch or large farm | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region |  Madeira |
| Island | Madeira |
| Municipality | Câmara de Lobos |
| Center | Quinta Grande |
| - elevation | 618 m (2,028 ft) |
| - coordinates | 32°39′56″N 17°0′35″W / 32.66556°N 17.00972°W |
| Lowest point | Sea levl |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean, Quinta Grande, Câmara dos Lobos |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 3.72 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northwest |
| Width | 2.44 km (2 mi), West-East |
| Area | 4.14 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,156 (2001) |
| Density | 520.77 / km2 (1,349 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1835 |
| - Parish | 24 July 1848 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Estrada Padre António Dinis Henrique, Quinta Grande, Câmara dos Lobos |
| President Junta | Manuel Pedro Pinto (PPD-PSD) |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9300-261 Quinta Grande |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XXX XXX |
| Demonym | Madeirense |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora dos Remédios |
| Parish Address | Estrada Padre António Dinis Henrique 9300-261 Quinta Grande |
  Location of the parish seat of Quinta Grande in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, island of Madeira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Quinta Grande | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Quinta Grande, created on 24 July 1848, is one of the five civil parishes that constitute the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the archipelago of Madeira, with a population of 2156 inhabitants (2001), extended across an area of 4.14 km². The community is oriented around agriculture primarily, although it has become an important touristic stop in Madeira, due to the rock cliff promontory Cabo Girão, considered the highest promontory in Europe (580 metres).
[edit] Geography
Quinta Grande is situated within a river-valley and buttressed between the parishes of Campanário and Câmara de Lobos in the southwest coast of the island. The southeast part of the parish (along the coast) comprises Cabo Girão, a high escarpment and shear cliff face. The residential and commercial buildings of this parish are located primarily along the river course, and , with forest, natural vegetation and terraced fields occupying the interior of the parish. The western part of the parish, although occupied by homes is a forested ridge and the eastern ridge is occupied by communication towers, radio and television facilities. Some vineyards and farmlands surround the parish to the north and east, and mostly concentrate on the cultivation of grapes for the production of Madeira Wine.
Quinta Grande has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (Portuguese: praça).
