Canhas
{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
|type = parish
|name = Canhas
|image_skyline = Canhas 507.jpg
|image_caption = The parish church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade
|image_location =
|image_flag = Bandeira.Canhas.jpg
|image_shield =
|region = Madeira
|municipality = Ponta do Sol
|island = Madeira
|coordinates = {{coord|32|43|36|N|17|6|34|W|display=inline,title}}
|established_date = Settlement: fl.1550
Parish: 10 July 1578
|area_total = 16.66
|elevation_m = 985
|population_total = 3769
|population_as_of = 2011
|postal_code = 9360-00
|area_code = 291
|patron = Nossa Senhora das Dores
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
Canhas is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta do Sol in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Extending into the interior from the coast, the parish has an area of 16.66 km2.[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007042623/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls |date=October 7, 2012 }} It has a population of 3,769 (2011).[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de EstatÃstica]
Economy
A once essentially agricultural parish, Canhas has gradually been converted into an important economic centre, while retaining its rural feel. Even though agriculture is still a prime industry, civil construction and related industries have conquered a prominent position in the parish.