Calheta (Azores)
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{{Infobox_Municipality_pt|
|official_name = Calheta
|image_flag = Pt-cht1.png
|image_coat_of_arms = CHT.png
|image_map = LocalCalheta(A).PNG
|Region = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|Subregion = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|District = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|Mayor_name = [[Duarte Manuel de Bettencourt da Silveira|Duarte Silveira]]
|Mayor_party = [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PSD]]
|area_total = 126.3
|population_total = 3,972
|population_density = 31
|Parishes = [[Calheta (Azores)#Parishes|5]]
|coor = 38º36'N 27º57'W
|params = 38_36_N_27_57_W
|occasion = [[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]]
|day = [[November 25]]
|website = none
|footnotes =
}}
'''Calheta''' ([[Pronunciation|pron.]] {{IPA2|kɐ'ʎetɐ}}) is a municipality in the [[São Jorge (island)|São Jorge]] island, in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] autonomous region of [[Azores]].
Calheta has a population of 3,972 inhabitants and an area of 126.3 km². It is divided into five parishes (''freguesias''). The municipality includes the eastern portion of the island of [[São Jorge (island)|São Jorge]] and borders the municipality of [[Velas]].
For statistical and administrative reasons, since there is a municipality also called Calheta in the island of [[Madeira]], is it is known as Calheta dos Açores rather than '''Calheta''', while that [[Calheta (Madeira)|Calheta]] of [[Madeira]] is known as [[Vila da Calheta]].
==Parishes==
The five parishes of Calheta are:
* [[Calheta (parish)|Calheta]]
* [[Norte Pequeno]]
* [[Ribeira Seca (Calheta)|Ribeira Seca]]
* [[Santo Antão (Calheta)|Santo Antão]]
* [[Topo (Azores)|Topo]]
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{{Municipalities in the Azores}}
[[Category:Municipalities of the Azores]]
[[Category:São Jorge Island]]
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