Calheta (Azores)

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Calheta
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Calheta coat of arms
Calheta (Azores)
Calheta
Basic data
Autonomous Region : Azores
Concelho : Calheta
Coordinates : 38 ° 36 ′  N , 28 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 36 ′  N , 28 ° 1 ′  W
Residents: 1275 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 18.81 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 68 inhabitants per km²
Calheta County
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Flag of Calheta Location of the district of Calheta
Residents: 3773 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 126.27 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 30 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 5
administration
Website: www.cm-calheta.pt

Calheta (  [ kɐˈʎetɐ ] ) is a small town (Vila) on the Azores island of São Jorge , Portugal with 1275 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). Please click to listen!Play

history

Calheta is one of the oldest localities ( povoações ) in São Jorge; it grew rapidly after its foundation in 1493, because its port made it considerably easier to connect to the nearest island of Terceira in the northeast.

On June 3, 1534 Calheta was by King João III. raised to a vila .

In the course of history, the place was attacked and devastated by pirates and corsairs several times , for example in 1597. As a result, the Forte da Preguiça was built in Calheta , which is still preserved today and has been renovated.

A particularly strong earthquake occurred on July 9, 1757, called Mandado de Deus . On October 4, 1945, a severe tsunami caused destruction.

  • Calheta from the air

  • Partial view of Calheta

  • Parish Church of Santa Catarina

  • Forte da Preguiça

Calheta County

Calheta is the seat of a municipality of 126.3 km² with 3773 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011), which is divided into five freguesias . These are:

Calheta County
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Calheta 1,275 18.81 68 450101
North Pequeno 220 12.11 18th 450102
Ribeira Seca 1,025 53.77 19th 450103
Santo Antão 745 32.34 23 450104
Topo 508 9.24 55 450105
Calheta County 3,773 126.27 30th 4501

Population development

Population in Calheta County 1849–2011
year 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004 2011
Residents 4753 7669 6652 7429 4434 4512 4069 3972 3617

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ↑ Stéphan Szeremeta: Açores. P. 247. Paris 2014.

Web links

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