Calheta
Statistics
Region:	Madeira Islands
District:	Madeira Island
Population:	11,946 2001
Area:	115.65 km²
Density	103.29/km²
Altitude:	Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean Highest: 1,321 m
Number of parishes:	8

Calheta (pron. IPA: /kɐ'ʎetɐ) is a parish in the western part of Madeira. Its parish population is 3,105 and the borough is 11,946. Its area is 115.65 km². It is located W of Santana, W of Machico, and 32 WNW of Funchal. It is linked with a road linking northeast to Santana and southeast to Funchal. It is the western parish in the Madeira Island. The area is famous for its yachts. The sands from the Sahara Desert affects the area with dust clouds. Image File history File links CLT.png Crest of Calheta municipality (Madeira, Portugal) Author: Sérgio Horta The author has agreed to usage of his works under the GNU-FDL, as long as he is quoted as the source: Caro Senhor, Manuel Anastácio File links The following pages link... Image File history File links LocalCalhetaMadeira. ... // Districts There are 18 Districts (distritos, singular - distrito) in mainland Portugal: note: Territorial division in Portugal is currently in flux, because of planned centralization. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population  - Total (1991)  - Density... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ... IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population  - Total (1991)  - Density... Santana (pron. ... Machico is a city located in the northeastern part of the Madeira Islands. ... Funchal (pron. ... A yacht was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. ...

The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of businesses are in the downtown area.

• Location:
  • Latitude: 32.71667 (32°43') N
  • Longitude: 17.21667 (17°11') W

Calheta has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port, beaches and squares or plazas (praças). In the United States and elsewhere, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ...

The 8 parishes of Calheta include:

• Arco da Calheta
• Calheta
• Estreito da Calheta
• Fajã da Ovelha
• Jardim do Mar
• Paúl do Mar
• Ponta do Pargo
• Prazeres

For statistical and administrative reasons, it is recognized as Vila da Calheta to avoid confusion with another Calheta in the Azores Islands. Arco da Calheta is a parish in the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. ... Estreito da Calheta (Portuguese for Strait of Calheta) is a parish in the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. ... Fajã da Ovelha (ovelha is Portuguese meaning little sheep) is a parish in the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. ... Jardim do Mar (Portuguese for the garden of the sea) is a parish in the western part of the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. ... Paul do Mar (often wrongly spelled as Paúl do Mar) is a parish in the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. ... Ponta do Pargo is a parish in the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. ... Prazeres (Portuguese meaning pleasures) is a parish in the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. ... Vila da Calheta is the official assignment, for statistical and administrative purposes (in view of preventing confusions with the situated village in the Azores), the village and the headquarters of the parish fo Calheta in Madeira. ... Calheta (pron. ... Portuguese) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. ...

The largest parish in population and area is Arco da Calheta. The second largest parish is Calheta. The smallest parish in population and area as well as the most populated is Paúl do Mar. The leastly populated parish in density is Fajã da Ovelha.

Settlements and geographic areas

Parish of Calheta

The parish has a population of 1,700 in 2001, its density is 81/km² and the area is 21 km². The parish is flowed with Ribeira da Achada to the west and its valley to the northwest and another stream to the east. The parish includes Ribeira da Achada, Ribeira do Raposo. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Nearest parishes (parish)

• Estreito da Calheta, northwest
• Paúl do Mar, west
• Ribeira da Janela, northeast
• Arco da Calheta, east

Ribeira da Janela is a parish in the district of Porto Moniz in the Madeira Islands. ...

External links

• Photography
• Photos of Calheta

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver
• Coordinates: 32°43′0″N, 17°11′0″W

Porto Moniz is a town located in the northwestern part of the Madeira Islands. ... São Vicente (Portuguese meaning Saint Vincent) is a town located in the west northwestern part of the Madeira Islands. ... There is also Ponta da Sol in Cape Verde, see Ponta da Sol, Cape Verde Ponta do Sol (Portuguese meaning the point of the sun) is a municipality in the west-central part of Madeira. ...

Municipalities of the Madeira Autonomous Region
Madeira Island: Calheta | Câmara de Lobos | Funchal | Machico | Ponta do Sol | Porto Moniz | Ribeira Brava | Santa Cruz | Santana | São Vicente | Porto Santo Island: Porto Santo | Desert Islands (Desertas) | Savage Islands (Selvagens)