Estreito da Calheta

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Estreito da Calheta

Total population

1,630

Land area14.32 km²

Coordinates32.74°, -17.19°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

José Vicente de Freitas

Portuguese general and politician (1869-1952)

V

Vasco da Gama Rodrigues

Portuguese poet (1909–1991)

A

Augusto da Silva Branco Camacho

Portuguese lawyer (1907-1991)

F

Francisco Vieira

Portuguese politician and physician

J

João Bárbara Vieira Pita

Portuguese physician

M

Manuel Pestana Reis

Portuguese poet (1894-1966)

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Álvaro Rodrigues da Silva Tavares

Portuguese judge

Diogo Alexis Rodrigues Coelho

Portuguese footballer

Manuel António Correia

Portuguese politician

Eugénia Pereira Rego

Portuguese playwright (1877-1947)

P

Paulo Ladeira

Portuguese teacher and researcher

A

António Veloso de Lira

Portuguese priest

E

Edgar França

Portuguese footballer

J

Justino Santos

Portuguese physician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Madeira

• Estrela
  0.7 mi away
• Calheta
  1.2 mi away
• Jardim do Mar
  1.4 mi away · pop. 252
• Prazeres
  1.5 mi away · pop. 704
• Loreto
  2.1 mi away
• Maloeira
  2.4 mi away
• Paul do Mar
  2.6 mi away · pop. 885
• Raposeira
  2.8 mi away
• Arco da Calheta
  2.9 mi away · pop. 3,241
• Fajã da Ovelha
  3.9 mi away · pop. 895
• Madalena do Mar
  4 mi away · pop. 516
• Lombada dos Marinheiros
  4.5 mi away

Browse all places in Madeira →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Official Identifiers