| Calhetas | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
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Natural pools along the northern coast of Calhetas
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| Official name: Freguesia de Calhetas | ||
| Name origin: calhetas, Portuguese plural for small harbour | ||
| Country | Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region | Azores | |
| Group | Central | |
| Island | São Miguel | |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande | |
| Localities | Calhetas, Figueira do Mato | |
| Landmark | Batalha Golf Course | |
| Center | Calhetas | |
| - elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| Highest point | Cascalho | |
| - elevation | 194.08 m (637 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| Lowest point | Sea Level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Length | 4.01 km (2 mi), Northwest-Southeast | |
| Width | 2.33 km (1 mi), Southwest-Northeast | |
| Area | 4.66 km2 (2 sq mi) | |
| - land | 4.42 km2 (2 sq mi) | |
| - water | .01 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| - urban | .23 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 780 (2001) | |
| Density | 167.38 / km2 (434 / sq mi) | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Largo da Igreja, Calhetas, Ribeira Grande | |
| - elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| President Junta | Nélia de Fátima Moniz Pinheiro Duarte | |
| President Assembleia | José Duarte | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9600-013 Calhetas | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Micalense; Calhetense | |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem | |
| Parish Address | Largo da Igreja, 2 9600-013 Calhetas |
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| Wikimedia Commons: Calhetas (Ribeira Grande) | ||
| Website: http://www.jfcalhetas.ifreg.pt | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
Calhetas is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 780, its density is 166/km² and the area is 4.7 km². Calhetas is the smallest parish in area in Ribeira Grande.
Calhetas has a school, a lyceum a church and a square (praça).