Calheta

Calheta is on the southwest coast of . 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.
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  • Type: Town with 1,620 residents
  • Description: municipality of Madeira, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Calheta (Madeira)”, “Calheta Municipality”, and “Calheta, Madeira”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Praia da Calheta and Casa das Mudas.

Beach
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is a beach located near the town Calheta, on the island of Madeira, . It is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa.

Library
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is a library.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arco da Calheta and Estreito da Calheta.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 3,168, in an area of 14.70 km². is the largest parish in Calheta in population.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,607, in an area of 14.32 km2.

Village
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is a civil parish in the western part of the municipality of Calheta in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 204, in an area of 0.74 km2. It is approximately 3 kilometres northwest of Calheta. is situated 3½ km northwest of Calheta.

Calheta

Latitude
32.7219° or 32° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
-17.1783° or 17° 10′ 42″ west
Population
1,620
Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)
Open location code
8C44PRCC+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25269574
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2270408
Wiki­data ID
Q757078
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Welsh—“Calheta” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Calheta”
  • Basque: “Calheta”
  • Catalan: “Calheta”
  • Cebuano: “Calheta”
  • Chechen: “Кальета”
  • Chinese: “Calheta”
  • Chinese: “卡列塔”
  • Czech: “Calheta”
  • Dutch: “Calheta (Madeira)”
  • Dutch: “Calheta”
  • Finnish: “Calheta”
  • French: “Calheta”
  • German: “Calheta”
  • Hebrew: “קלייטה”
  • Hungarian: “Calheta”
  • Irish: “Calheta”
  • Italian: “Calheta”
  • Korean: “칼례타”
  • Lombard: “Calheta (Madeira)”
  • Lombard: “Calheta”
  • Malay: “Calheta, Madeira”
  • Malay: “Calheta”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Calheta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Calheta”
  • Norwegian: “Calheta”
  • Novial: “Calheta, Madeira”
  • Polish: “Calheta”
  • Portuguese: “Calheta”
  • Portuguese: “Município da Calheta”
  • Romanian: “Calheta”
  • Russian: “Кальета”
  • Spanish: “Calheta”
  • Spanish: “Municipio da Calheta”
  • Tatar: “Кальета”
  • Turkish: “Calheta”
  • Ukrainian: “Кальєта”
  • Urdu: “کالہیٹا، مادیرا”
  • Volapük: “Calheta”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Calheta, Madeira”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Calheta”
  • Welsh: “Calheta”
  • “Calheta”

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