Topo

Topo, also known as Nossa Senhora do Rosário, is a freguesia on the northeastern corner of the municipality Calheta on the island of . It is considered the first settlement on the island of São Jorge to attain the status of municipality; from 1510 to 1867 "Vila do Topo" was the municipal seat of Topo, which included the neighboring parish of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality with 440 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Calheta (Açores)
  • Also known as: “Villa do Topo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Topo Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The is a 16th-century temple in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, municipality of Calheta, Azores, being reconstructed after the Mandado de Deus earthquake that affected the islands of and .

Lighthouse
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Islet
Photo: Angrense, Public domain.
is a vegetated uninhabited islet just off the extreme southeastern tip of the island of in the archipelago of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã de São João.

Hamlet
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of , in the municipality of Calheta, island of , in the archipelago of the . is situated 8 km west of Topo.

Topo

Latitude
38.54733° or 38° 32′ 50″ north
Longitude
-27.76631° or 27° 45′ 59″ west
Population
440
Elevation
122 metres (400 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT TPO
Open location code
89CJG6WM+WF
Geo­Names ID
3372515
Wiki­data ID
Q2186437
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Topo” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Topo”
  • Bavarian: “Topo (Calheta)”
  • Bavarian: “Topo”
  • Cebuano: “Topo”
  • Chechen: “Вила-ду-Топу”
  • Chinese: “Topo”
  • Dutch: “Topo”
  • Dutch: “Vila de Topo”
  • French: “Topo”
  • German: “Topo (Calheta)”
  • German: “Topo”
  • Irish: “Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosário)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Topo”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosario)”
  • Portuguese: “Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosario)”
  • Portuguese: “Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosário)”
  • Portuguese: “Topo”
  • Russian: “Вила-ду-Топу”
  • Spanish: “Topo”
  • Tatar: “Вила-ду-Топу”
  • Urdu: “ٹوپو (کالہیٹا)”
  • Urdu: “ٹوپو”
  • “Topo”

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Notable Places Nearby

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