- Velas
Infobox_Municipality_pt
official_name = Velas
image_coat_of_arms = VLS.png
Region = A.R. of Azores
Subregion = A.R. of Azores
District = A.R. of Azores
Mayor_name = António Silveira
Mayor_party = PSD
area_total = 117.4
population_total = 5,585
population_density = 48
Parishes = 6
coor = 38º41'N 28º12'W
params = 38_41_N_28_12_W
occasion =
day =April 23
website = none
footnotes =Velas (pron. IPA2|'vɛlɐʃ) is a municipality in the
São Jorge Island , in the Portuguese autonomous region ofAzores .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
*Urzelina
* Velas
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