| São Mateus da Calheta | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
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A perspective of the village of São Mateus by the coast, which received its formal title from the many coves and bays along its margin
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| Official name: Freguesia de São Mateus da Calheta | ||
| Name origin: são mateus da calheta, Portuguese compound word for Saint Matthew by the Bays | ||
| Country | Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region | Azores | |
| Group | Central | |
| Island | Terceira | |
| Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo | |
| Localities | Bairro Novo, Canada da Cruz Dourada, Canada da Igreja, Canada do Capitão Mor, Canada do Pombal, Canada dos Calços, Canada dos Folhadais, Canada Francesa, São Mateus, Terra Pão | |
| Center | São Mateus da Calheta | |
| - elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| Highest point | Canada dos Folhadais | |
| - elevation | 146.44 m (480 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| Lowest point | Sea Level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Length | 3.42 km (2 mi), East-West | |
| Width | 2.87 km (2 mi), North-South | |
| Area | 5.98 km2 (2 sq mi) | |
| - land | 4.39 km2 (2 sq mi) | |
| - urban | 1.59 km2 (1 sq mi) | |
| Population | 3,343 (2001) | |
| Density | 559.03 / km2 (1,448 / sq mi) | |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 | |
| - Parish | c. 1560 | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Travessa da Junta, Cinco Ribeiras, Angra do Heroísmo | |
| - elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| President Junta | José Gaspar Rosa de Lima (PS) | |
| President Assembleia | Maria de Fátima Ferreira Ramos Dias (PS) | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9700-563 São Mateus da Calheta | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Terceirense | |
| Patron Saint | São Mateus | |
| Parish Address | Travessa da Junta, Polivalente 9700-563 São Mateus da Calheta |
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| Wikimedia Commons: São Mateus da Calheta (Angra do Heroísmo) | ||
| Website: http://www.jfsaomateus.com | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
São Mateus da Calheta is a parish within the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores. The population as of the 2001 census was 3343, its population density was 559.03/km², and its area is 5.98 km². Located very nearly at sea level, it is one of the larger parishes in Angra do Heroísmo.