Gaula
Gaula is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 4,028, in an area of 6.95 km2. It is located 7 kilometres northeast of the island capital of Funchal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andretviveiros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forte de São Fernando and Capela da Madre de Deus.
Forte de São Fernando
Castle
Forte de São Fernando is a castle, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Gaula.
Igreja de São Salvador
Church
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja de São Salvador is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Gaula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camacha and Christ.
Camacha
Town
Camacha is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. Camacha is situated 3 km west of Gaula.
Christ
Locality
Photo: <<graham>>, CC BY 2.0.
The Christ the King statue also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira. Christ is situated 5 km southwest of Gaula.
Água de Pena
Village
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Água de Pena is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico on the south-east coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,434, in an area of 5.15 km². Água de Pena is situated 6 km northeast of Gaula.
Gaula
- Type: Village with 3,090 residents
- Description: civil parish in Santa Cruz
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Gaula, Santa Cruz Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.67153° or 32° 40′ 18″ northLongitude
-16.81456° or 16° 48′ 52″ westPopulation
3,090Elevation
249 metres (817 feet)Open location code
8C45M5CP+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1873801407OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2267685Wikidata ID
Q2991229
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Gaula” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Gaula”
- Cebuano: “Gaula”
- Chechen: “Гаула (кӀошт)”
- Chechen: “Гаула”
- Chinese: “Gaula”
- Czech: “Gaula”
- Dutch: “Gaula”
- French: “Gaula”
- German: “Gaula”
- Kazakh: “Gawla”
- Kazakh: “Гаула”
- Kazakh: “گاۋلا”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Gaula”
- Portuguese: “Gaula”
- Russian: “Гаула”
- Silesian: “Gaula (Madera)”
- Silesian: “Gaula”
- Spanish: “Gaula”
- Tatar: “Гаула (район)”
- Tatar: “Гаула”
- Turkish: “Gaula”
- Turkish: “Gave”
- “Gaula”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Junta de Freguesia de Gaula and Cemitério de Gaula.
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