Monte (Portuguese meaning mountain) is a parish in the district and a suburb of Funchal in the Madeira Islands. The parish is also known as Nossa Senhora do Monte. The population in 2001 is 7,444, its density is 399.1/km² and the area is 18.65 km². It is located a few kilometres east of Funchal and is near the road linking Funchal and Faial at approximately at the 4th km. The main industry are businesses. The mountains are to the north. Monte is between 600 and 800 m above sea level. The church is called Nossa Senhora do Monte which was first opened in 1741. Monte is one of the largest parishes in Madeira.

Geography

Location:
Latitude: 32.667 (32°40') N
Longitude: 16.9 (16°54') W
Altitude:
Lowest: approximately 200 m
Centre: 314 m (1,033 ft)
Monte has a few schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches and a few squares (praças)

Information
Between 1893 and 1943, the area was connected and was Madeira's only cog rail which used to carry guests and passengers between Funchal and Monte and to Terreiro da Luta at 867 m above sea level. The area are accessed with buses, taxis and the cable cars today.
The cable car was first opened nearly 100 years after the opening of the cog railway. The station is located at Parque Almirante Reis in downtown Funchal. The length of the cable car line and the height difference is between 560 m and 3,718 m long and the destination is only 15 min. The line has over 39 cabs with 8 seats each carrying 800 passengers an hour.
The course includes steep areas. One of the lines passes through Caminho do Monte which runs through the northern suburbs of Funchal.

Câmara de Lobos (pron. IPA ['kɐmɐɾɐ dɨ 'loβuʃ]; Portuguese meaning chamber of the wolves) is a parish in the west-central part of Madeira. Câmara de Lobos is named after the area where sea-wolves lobos-marinhos are found. They are the monk seals, two of which are also seen in its coat of arms. Today, there are fewer monk seals than a couple of decades ago. Câmara de Lobos is the second largest major parish in population after Funchal and before Machico. Its parish population is 16,842- and that of the borough is 34,614. The parish is one of the smallest on the island. Its area is 51.82 km². Its density is 667.96/km² thus ranking the second most densest in Madeira. It is located SW of Santana, W of Machico, W of Funchal and ESE of Calheta. It is linked with a road linking Calheta and Funchal. The mountains lie slightly north with an elevation of about 150 m and further north there are residential areas. The high rises and condominiums lie nearly 800 m northwest lining up in a row. Câmara de Lobos is almost connected with the urban sprawl with Funchal. Most of the housing developments were done in the mid to late 20th century in the north. Prior to the housing efforts, farmlands used to cover the northern portion of Câmara de Lobos.
The main sources of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of businesses are located in the downtown area. The area is separated by Estreito de Câmara de Lobos. The area produces Madeira Wine in its local vineyards. In the western part lies Cabo Girão, one of the highest cliffs in Europe (elevation: 580 m). The small point is south of the small port. The downtown core is in the central part and residential areas lie to the west and the northern part with more buildings over the mountain.