Fajã da Ovelha

Fajã da Ovelha ("sheep belt" in Portuguese) is a parish in the district of Calheta in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 1,016, its density is 42.3/km² and the area is 24 km². Fajã da Ovelha is the least populated parish in density. It is located about 7 km northwest of Calheta. The mountaintop lies to the east and is only accessed by remote gravel roads. Most of the parish is forested, though grasslands are in the north central portion and along the coast and farmlands are in the southern portion of Fajã da Ovelha. The main industry is agriculture, with some businesses. It is connected by a road linking Porto Moniz and Santana and Calheta and Funchal. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south. The mountains are to the northeast. The forests and mountain slopes are around Fajã da Ovelha. The farmlands are to the south.

Nearest or bounding parishes

*Jardim do Mar, east
*Ponta do Pargo, northwest
*Ribeira da Janela, northeast
*Prazeres, east
*Paúl do Mar, south

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 32.7667 (32°46') N
**Longitude: 17.2333 (17°20') W
*Altitude
**Lowest: Atlantic Ocean:
**Centre: 76 m (252 ft)
**Highest: 1,321 m

Fajã da Ovelha has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square ("praça").

External links

*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=3&longitude=-1&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=, Google]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-1&lat=3&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]
*Coordinates: coord|17|20|0|N|32|46|0|E|