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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  • Town with 1,620 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 287 metres (942 feet)
  • Description: municipality of Madeira, Portugal
  • Also known as
    “Calheta (Madeira)”
    “Calheta Municipality”

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, .

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…

Village
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is a civil parish in the…

Village
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is a civil parish in the western part… is situated 3½ km northwest of Calheta.

Calheta

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Latitude
32.7219° or 32° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
-17.1783° or 17° 10′ 42″ west
Open location code
8C44PRCC+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25269574
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2270408
Wiki­data ID
Q757078

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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: “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”

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