# Madeira Island

> island of Portugal

**Wikidata**: [Q30188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30188)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_Island)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/madeira-island

## Summary
Madeira Island is an island of Portugal and a populated component of the Madeira Archipelago. It is part of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (an autonomous region of Portugal) and had a recorded population of 254,368 with geographic coordinates approximately 32.75° N, 16.98° W.

## Key Facts
- Madeira Island is described on Wikidata as an "island of Portugal."
- Administrative status: part of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (inception of the Autonomous Region: 1976).
- Parent grouping: part of the Madeira Archipelago (country: Portugal).
- Country: Portugal (Madeira Island is located in Portugal).
- Population (structured property): 254,368.0.
- Coordinates (structured property): latitude 32.75, longitude -16.98.
- Wikipedia title: "Madeira Island".
- Wikidata sitelink_count for Madeira Island: 46.
- Main image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png.
- Thumbnail URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png/960px-Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png.
- Image artist: NASA.
- Image commons page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMadeira%20OnEarth%20WMS.png.
- Image license: Public domain (image_license_type: public_domain).
- Entity class relation: an island — defined in the source as "piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water" (related Thing; sitelink_count: 229).
- Nearby/related municipality: Funchal — a municipality in Madeira, Portugal (inception: 1451; sitelink_count: 110).
- Madeira (Autonomous Region) entity: "Madeira" as an Autonomous Region of Portugal in the archipelago of Madeira (inception: 1976; sitelink_count: 150).
- Madeira Archipelago entity: archipelago containing Madeira Island (country: Portugal; sitelink_count: 12).
- Wikidata image_license recorded as "Public domain".
- No SEO data available for Madeira Island in the provided source.

(Connected country facts — Portugal, included because Madeira Island is located in Portugal)
- Country name: Portugal — a country in Southwestern Europe (wikidata sitelink_count: 365).
- Portugal official name (from source): República Portuguesa.
- Portugal listed area in source: 92,225 square kilometres.
- Portugal capital: Lisbon.
- Portugal independence / inception dates provided in source (multiple records): 1139-07-25; 1143-10-05; 1128-06-24; 1179-05-23; and the year 0868 (as provided in the structured inception entries).
- Portugal population (2021 census in source): 10,347,892.
- Portugal coordinates (in source): latitude 38.7°, longitude -9.183333333333334°.
- Portugal continent: Europe.
- Portugal highest point (as listed in the source): Mount Pico.
- Portugal timezone: Western European Time (UTC±00:00).
- Portugal national language: Portuguese.
- Portugal currency: Euro (since 1999).
- Portugal international calling code: +351.
- Portugal internet TLD: .pt.
- Portugal ISO codes (from source): Alpha-2: PT; Alpha-3: PRT; Numeric: 620; M49 code: 620.
- Portugal emergency number: 112.
- Portugal memberships listed in source: United Nations (since 1955-12-14), European Union (since 1986-01-01), NATO (since 1949-04-04), OECD (since 1961-08-04), among others named in the source.

## FAQs
Q: Where is Madeira Island located?
A: Madeira Island is located in Portugal and is one of the islands that form the Madeira Archipelago. Its coordinates are approximately latitude 32.75° N and longitude 16.98° W.

Q: What is the administrative status of Madeira Island?
A: Madeira Island is part of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal whose inception is recorded as 1976.

Q: How many people live on Madeira Island?
A: The provided structured population value for Madeira Island is 254,368.0.

Q: What is the relationship between Madeira Island and Funchal?
A: Funchal is a municipality in Madeira, Portugal; it is a municipal entity associated with the island and was recorded with an inception year of 1451.

Q: What media and licensing exist for official images of Madeira Island?
A: The main illustrative image provided is credited to NASA, available on Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png and thumbnail URL as listed in Key Facts.

Q: What larger political entity governs Madeira Island?
A: Madeira Island is governed as part of the Portuguese state. Portugal is a sovereign country in Southwestern Europe; Madeira Island falls under Portugal’s administrative framework as an autonomous-region territory.

Q: Are there structured identifiers and metadata available for Madeira Island?
A: Yes. The entry includes coordinates (32.75, -16.98), a population figure (254,368.0), image URLs and license metadata, a Wikimedia Commons file, a wikipedia_title ("Madeira Island"), and a sitelink_count of 46.

## Why It Matters
Madeira Island matters because it is a defined territorial and administrative component of Portugal with its own population, geographic coordinates, and formal relationships to multiple higher-level entities. As part of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and the Madeira Archipelago, the island contributes to Portugal’s territorial composition and regional governance. The documented population figure (254,368) quantifies its human presence, while the structured geolocation data (32.75 N, 16.98 W) anchors it in global mapping systems. The presence of curated imagery (NASA public-domain imagery hosted on Wikimedia Commons) and a dedicated Wikipedia title indicates its established recognition in global reference and media repositories. Connections to municipal entities such as Funchal (inception 1451) and to Portugal (with detailed national data) make the island relevant for administrative, demographic, and geospatial datasets and for users needing verifiable, citable facts.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly described on Wikidata as an "island of Portugal."
- Administrative inclusion in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (inception 1976).
- Membership of the Madeira Archipelago as its parent archipelago (country: Portugal).
- A recorded population of 254,368.0 in the provided structured data.
- Precise geocoordinates provided: latitude 32.75, longitude -16.98.
- Availability of NASA-attributed, public-domain imagery on Wikimedia Commons.
- Association with the municipality of Funchal, whose inception is recorded as 1451.
- Presence on multiple linked-data and reference platforms (Wikipedia title and sitelink_count: 46).

## Body

### Overview
Madeira Island is an island entity classified as part of Portugal in the provided sources. It is documented on Wikidata and Wikipedia under the title "Madeira Island" and carries the brief Wikidata description "island of Portugal." The island is represented with structured metadata including population, coordinates, image assets, and interwiki link counts.

### Geography and Coordinates
- Coordinates for Madeira Island are recorded as latitude 32.75 and longitude -16.98.
- The provided image and thumbnail URLs show the island’s representation in a NASA-sourced image hosted on Wikimedia Commons (file: Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png), licensed as public domain.

### Administrative status and Parent Entities
- Madeira Island is part of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, which is an autonomous region of Portugal; the Autonomous Region's inception is recorded as 1976 in the source.
- The island is a constituent of the Madeira Archipelago; the archipelago is listed with country: Portugal and a sitelink_count of 12.
- The country governing Madeira Island is Portugal, a sovereign state in Southwestern Europe (see the Portugal section below for the full set of connected national facts).

### Demographics
- Population (structured property): 254,368.0. This is the numerical population value provided in the source material for Madeira Island.

### Related Municipalities
- Funchal: identified in the source as a municipality in Madeira, Portugal. Funchal’s inception is dated to the year 1451 in the provided metadata. Funchal has a sitelink_count of 110 in the source material.

### Media, Images and Licensing
- Primary image asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png (artist: NASA).
- Thumbnail: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png/960px-Madeira_OnEarth_WMS.png.
- Wikimedia Commons file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMadeira%20OnEarth%20WMS.png.
- Image license: public domain (image_license_type: public_domain).
- These assets and licensing data are recorded as structured properties of the Madeira Island entry.

### Identifiers and Reference Counts
- Wikipedia page title: "Madeira Island".
- Wikidata sitelink_count for the island: 46.
- The island is related to the general concept of "island" on Wikidata, which carries its own sitelink_count of 229.

### Connections to Portugal (contextual)
Because Madeira Island is located in Portugal, the source provides a set of national-level facts about Portugal that contextualize Madeira Island’s sovereign framework:
- Portugal is identified as a country in Southwestern Europe with multiple recorded inception dates in the provided structured entries (1139-07-25; 1143-10-05; 1128-06-24; 1179-05-23; and 0868 as listed).
- Portugal’s capital is Lisbon; the country’s area is recorded as 92,225 km² and its 2021 population is given as 10,347,892.
- Portugal’s timezone is Western European Time (UTC±00:00); its national language is Portuguese; its currency is the Euro (since 1999).
- Technical and international identifiers for Portugal supplied in the source include the international calling code +351, internet TLD .pt, ISO Alpha-2 PT, Alpha-3 PRT, numeric 620, and M49 code 620.
- Portugal’s international memberships listed in the source include the United Nations (membership since 1955-12-14), the European Union (since 1986-01-01), NATO (since 1949-04-04), and the OECD (since 1961-08-04).

### Administrative Divisions (context for Madeira Island)
- The source lists Portugal’s administrative division structure as 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions: Azores and Madeira. Madeira Island is within the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

### External Links and Reference Metadata
- Wikimedia Commons file link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMadeira%20OnEarth%20WMS.png.
- The provided image is credited to NASA and marked public domain in the source metadata.
- No SEO data for Madeira Island was provided in the source.

### Dataset and Structured Properties Summary
- population: 254368.0
- coordinates: lat 32.75, lon -16.98
- image_url and thumb_url: as listed above
- image_artist: NASA
- image_commons: Commons file URL given above
- image_license / image_license_type: Public domain
- sitelink_count: 46
- wikipedia_title: Madeira Island
- wikidata_description: island of Portugal

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## References

1. Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población (20240402 edition)
2. GEOnet Names Server. 2018
3. Czech National Authority Database
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. museum-digital