Camacha () is a

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of

Madeira Island Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of , including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population o ...

. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of

Funchal Funchal () officially Funchal City (), is the capital, largest city and a Municipality (Portugal), municipality in Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it ...

and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. The population in 2011 was 7,449, in an area of 19.77 km². 250px, Monument in Camacha, celebrating the first ever organized football game in Portugal The first organized game of football in Portugal took place in 1875 in Camacha, organized by the Madeira-born Harry Hinton.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."

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Freguesias of Santa Cruz, Madeira {{Madeira-geo-stub