Estreito da Calheta
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Estreito da Calheta is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the archipelago of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

. The population in 2001 was 1,630, in an area 13.4 km² (density was 113.8/km²).

It is connected with a road linking Calheta and Funchal
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...

. The Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 is to the south. The mountains are to the northeast.

The main industry are agriculture, fishing with some businesses.

Estreito da Calheta has a school, a lyceum, and a square (praça).
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