Calheta
Calheta is a town in the western part of the island of Maio. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, around 11 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês and 6 km north of Morro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 1,160 residents
- Description: village in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Calheta, Cape Verde”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrinho and Morro.
Morrinho
Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morrinho is a settlement in the northwest of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It is 14 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês and 4 km north of Calheta. Morrinho is situated 4 km north of Calheta.
Morro
Village
Morro is a settlement in the west of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It is located 5 km north of the island capital Porto Inglês and 6 km south of Calheta. Morro is situated 6 km south of Calheta.
Cascabulho
Village
Cascabulho is a village in the northern part of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 204. It is located 15 km northeast of the island capital Porto Inglês. Further north is the nature reserve Terras Salgadas. Cascabulho is situated 6 km northeast of Calheta.
Calheta
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Maio Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
15.22924° or 15° 13′ 45″ northLongitude
-23.21121° or 23° 12′ 40″ westPopulation
1,160Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
797R6QHQ+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7085257325OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3374793Wikidata ID
Q5019745
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Calheta” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Calheta”
- French: “Calheta”
- German: “Calheta”
- Italian: “Calheta (Capo Verde)”
- Italian: “Calheta”
- Japanese: “カリェタ・ド・マイオ”
- Macedonian: “Калхета, Зелен ’Рт”
- Portuguese: “Calheta”
- Spanish: “Calheta (Cabo Verde)”
- Spanish: “Calheta”
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