Covoada
Covoada is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,341, in an area of 9.03 km2. It contains the localities Covoada, Nossa Senhora da Graça and Pavões.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Feliciano Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Miradouro do Caminho Novo and Gruta do Carvão.
Gruta do Carvão
Cave
The Gruta do Carvão is an ancient lava tube located on the outskirts of the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Gruta do Carvão is situated 4 km southeast of Covoada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fajã de Cima.
Fajã de Cima
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Fajã de Cima is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Cima is located in the Picos region in the western part of the island of São Miguel, north of central Ponta Delgada. Fajã de Cima is situated 6 km east of Covoada.
Covoada
- Type: Village with 1,340 residents
- Description: civil parish in Ponta Delgada
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.7708° or 37° 46′ 15″ northLongitude
-25.7228° or 25° 43′ 22″ westPopulation
1,340Elevation
319 metres (1,047 feet)Open location code
899PQ7CG+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 5077752011OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8013436Wikidata ID
Q1998231
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