Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

since early times Santana acquired an agricultural character. According to Elucidário
Madeirense, "Lopo Fernandes Pinto, who died in 1500, “had a land grant, says Dr.
Rodrigues de Azevedo, much of the parish of Santana, and the lands called the island,
where they formed two heirs ... "Among the old settlers are known Jerónimo Cordeiro,
Guterres Teixeira, Cristovão Gomes, Manuel Gil, João Dias, Simão Álvares, who gave
name to a location, etc. .. Gaspar Frutuoso referring to this parish in 1590, says, "are
good farming lands, much bread and creations, has a lot of chestnut and walnut, and lots
of water and fruits of all sorts."
With the exception of the highest parts of the city dominated by forest and high
altitude vegetation, which held livestock activity, agriculture has always been the
predominant activity in Santana. Only in 1835, Santana won the category of municipality
having been elevated to city in 2000. In recent years, and as a result of investments in
accessibility and infrastructure and social facilities, the small townships of this county
have attended the installation of services (health centers, schools, trade) and the
increase in tourism especially in terms of catering and small hotels are prepared for rural
and nature tourism, benefiting from access to forest, mountain and coastal landscapes
that offer high scenic value.
10. HUMAN POPULATION OF PROPOSED BIOSPHERE
RESERVE
10.1. CORE AREA(S)
Without population.
10.2. BUFFER ZONE(S)
Mostly non-resident population, using sporadically few and scattered private
houses. Estimated at 86 inhabitants, about 1% of the population of the Biosphere
Reserve proposal.
56 Application of Santana, Madeira to Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO - MAB