Calheta

Calheta is a municipality on the island of São Jorge, in the autonomous region of . The municipality includes the eastern portion of the island of São Jorge and borders the municipality of .
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  • Type: Town with 1,280 residents
  • Description: municipality on the island of São Jorge, Azores, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Calheta (Azores)”, “Calheta Municipality”, and “Calheta, Azores”

Places of Interest

Highlights include São Jorge.

Photo: JCNazza, CC BY 3.0.
is an island in the central group of the archipelago and part of the autonomous region of . Separated from its nearest neighbours by the 15-kilometre Pico-São Jorge Channel, the central group is often referred colloquially as part of the Triângulo group or just "The Triangle".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres.

Hamlet
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a lagoon located in the parish of Ribeira Seca, on the north coast of the Portuguese island of . The lagoon was listed along with Lagoa da Caldeira as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention in 2005. is situated 6 km northeast of Calheta.

Calheta

Latitude
38.6055° or 38° 36′ 20″ north
Longitude
-28.0188° or 28° 1′ 8″ west
Population
1,280
Elevation
441 metres (1,447 feet)
Open location code
89CHJX4J+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25270687
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8013494
Wiki­data ID
Q1019047
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Waray—“Calheta” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Calheta”
  • Cebuano: “Calheta de São Jorge”
  • Chechen: “Кальета (Азорийн гӀайренаш)”
  • Chechen: “Кальета”
  • Chinese: “Calheta”
  • Chinese: “卡列塔”
  • Dutch: “Calheta (Azoren)”
  • Dutch: “Calheta”
  • French: “Calheta”
  • German: “Calheta”
  • Irish: “Calheta”
  • Italian: “Calheta”
  • Korean: “칼례타”
  • Lombard: “Calheta (Azore)”
  • Lombard: “Calheta”
  • Malay: “Calheta”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Calheta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Calheta”
  • Novial: “Calheta, Azores”
  • Polish: “Calheta”
  • Portuguese: “Calheta de São Jorge”
  • Portuguese: “Calheta”
  • Portuguese: “Município da Calheta”
  • Russian: “Кальета”
  • Spanish: “Calheta”
  • Tatar: “Кальета”
  • Turkish: “Calheta”
  • Ukrainian: “Кальєта”
  • Urdu: “کالہیٹا، ازورس”
  • Vietnamese: “Calheta (đô thị)”
  • Vietnamese: “Calheta, Açores”
  • Volapük: “Calheta”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Calheta, Azores”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Calheta”
  • “Calheta”

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