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Capelo
Capelo | |
|---|---|
 The western landscape of Capelo, showing the Capelinhos Volcano, as it appeared (c.1990) | |
 Location of the civil parish of Capelo within the municipality of Horta | |
| Coordinates: 38°35′8″N 28°47′52″W / 38.58556°N 28.79778°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Auton. region | Azores |
| Island | Faial |
| Municipality | Horta |
| Established | Settlement: fl. 1550 Civil parish: c. 1600 |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 486 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+00:00 (AZOST) |
| Postal code | 9900-302 |
| Area code | 292 |
| Patron | Santíssima Trindade |
Capelo is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486,[1] in an area of 26.64 km2.[2] Capelo may be considered the westernmost settlement of Eurasia, if Fajã Grande, on Flores Island, is considered part of North America, for it sits on the North American Plate.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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