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São Mateus da Calheta
Civil parish in Azores, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
São Mateus da Calheta is a civil parish within the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,757,[1] in an area of 5.98 km2.[2] It is located on the periphery of the urbanized area of the city of Angra do Heroísmo (approximately four 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the center), and developed from a small fishing port in a bay along the volcanic coast of the island (calheta is Portuguese for small bay).
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São Mateus da Calheta | |
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![]() A perspective of the village of São Mateus by the coast. | |
Coordinates: 38°39′27″N 27°16′12″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Auton. region | Azores |
Island | Terceira |
Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo |
Established | Settlement: fl. 1500 Parish: c. 1560 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,757 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC±00:00 (AZOST) |
Postal code | 9700-563 |
Area code | 292 |
Patron | São Mateus |
Website | www |
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