Arco da Calheta
Arco da Calheta is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2021 was 2,999, in an area of 14.70 km². Arco da Calheta is the largest parish in Calheta in population.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição and Capela de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Church
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a church.
Capela do Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Chapel
Photo: Sirujs Enobs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capela do Sagrado Coração de Jesus is a chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena do Mar and Calheta.
Madalena do Mar
Village
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Madalena do Mar is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta do Sol in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 516, in an area of 2.07 km2.
Calheta
Town
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Calheta is on the southwest coast of Madeira. Whilst in Calheta town consider visiting the historic, picturesque fishing villages of Paul do Mar and Jardim do Mar which were venues in 2001 for the World Surfing Championships. Calheta is situated 3 km west of Arco da Calheta.
Canhas
Village
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. It has a population of 3,769. Canhas is situated 4 km southeast of Arco da Calheta.
Arco da Calheta
- Type: Village with 3,240 residents
- Description: civil parish in Calheta (Madeira)
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Arco da Calheta, Calheta Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.7144° or 32° 42′ 52″ northLongitude
-17.14653° or 17° 8′ 48″ westPopulation
3,240Elevation
236 metres (774 feet)Open location code
8C44PV73+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 617559331OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2271598Wikidata ID
Q241974
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Turkish—“Arco da Calheta” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Arco da Calheta”
- Asturian: “Arco da Calheta”
- Cebuano: “Arco da Calheta”
- Chechen: “Арку-да-Кальета”
- Chinese: “Arco da Calheta”
- Dutch: “Arco da Calheta”
- French: “Arco da Calheta”
- German: “Arco da Calheta, Madeira”
- German: “Arco da Calheta”
- Hungarian: “Arco da Calheta”
- Kazakh: “Арку-да-Кальета”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Arco da Calheta”
- Portuguese: “Arco da Calheta”
- Russian: “Арку-да-Кальета”
- Spanish: “Arco da Calheta”
- Tatar: “Арку-да-Кальета”
- Turkish: “Arco da Calheta”
- Turkish: “Arega”
- “Arco da Calheta”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca do arco and Igreja do Arco da Calheta.
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