[Note: Data on the surface area (46.7 thousand hectares) and the percentage of the surface area (58.3%) of protected areas was corrected on 12/27/2023, as a result of the review by the National Statistics Institute].

DREM updates Territory Statistics

The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) has released today, on its website, a set of tables with updated information regarding territorial statistics. This information pertains to the territory, specifically addressing values related to areas, perimeters, and altimetry of the revised and updated version of the Official Administrative Map of Portugal, CAOP2022 (2022 version). It is noteworthy that the responsibility for CAOP2022 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM) lies with the Regional Directorate for Territorial Planning (DROTe).

Information is also concerning the resident population at the parish level (2021 Census), including population density, data on territorial structure, extreme points, and major mountain systems. Additionally, DREM now includes information on protected areas and the Natura 2000 Network by municipality, made available by the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM.

In the year 2022, 58.3% of the Autonomous Region of Madeira surface area was designated as a protected area

Within the domain of protected areas – referring to area, inland water area or sea area where biodiversity or other natural features hold special significance due to their rarity, scientific value, ecological importance, or scenic value, requiring specific conservation and management measures – it was observed that in 2022, 46.7 thousand hectares of ARM's land area held this status, constituting 58.3% of the surface area. The protected marine area occupied 828.3 thousand hectares.

The Natural Park covered 44.4 thousand hectares, representing 55.4% of ARM's land surface. Notably, the municipality of Porto Moniz had 83.9% (6,957 ha) of its surface area occupied by the Natural Park.

The network of Natural Monuments covered 5.3 thousand land hectares, with 22.3% (1,184 ha) located in Santana, 18.6% (988 ha) in Ponta do Sol, and 16.3% (868 ha) in Câmara de Lobos.

The Natural Reserve covered 1.7 thousand land hectares and 553.4 thousand hectares of marine area.

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