Velas
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{{Infobox_Municipality_pt|
|official_name = Velas
|image_coat_of_arms = VLS.png
|image_flag = Pt-vls1.png
|Region = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|Subregion = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|District = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|Mayor_name = [[António José Bettencourt da Silveira|António Silveira]]
|Mayor_party = [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PSD]]
|area_total = 117.4
|population_total = 5,585
|population_density = 48
|Parishes = [[Velas#Parishes|6]]
|coor = 38º41'N 28º12'W
|params = 38_41_N_28_12_W
|occasion =
|day = [[April 23]]
|website = none
|footnotes =
}}
'''Velas''' ([[Pronunciation|pron.]] {{IPA2|'vɛlɐʃ}}) is a municipality in the [[São Jorge Island]], in the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] autonomous region of [[Azores]].
The municipality is divided into 6 parishes and comprises the western half of the island. It is surrounded by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] except for the east.
==Parishes==
The six parishes of the municipality are:
* [[Manadas]]
* [[Norte Grande]]
* [[Rosais]]
* [[Santo Amaro (Velas)|Santo Amaro]]
* [[Urzelina]]
* [[Velas (parish)|Velas]]
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{{Municipalities in the Azores}}
[[Category:São Jorge Island]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Azores]]
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