VELAS

Azores · PORTUGAL (PT) · 38.68°N / 28.21°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,372,485

Velas is a city in Portugal with a population of 1,980. It sits at 38.68/-28.21, runs on Atlantic/Azores, is 5 km from Rosais.

Population 1,980

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Atlantic/Azores

All facts

fields

Country: Portugal
Subdivision: Azores
Coords: 38.68°N / 28.21°W
UTC offset: -1
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Rosais Azores 743 5.3 km

SE Urzelina Azores 902 7.5 km

SE Calheta Azores 3,773 18.9 km

SW Cais do Pico Azores 3,388 19.9 km

SW São Roque do Pico Azores 3,705 20.3 km

SE Ribeira Seca Azores 1,025 21.7 km

SW Bandeiras Azores 626 27.2 km

SW Madalena Azores 6,136 32.0 km

S Lajes Azores 4,711 32.0 km

E Santo Antão Azores 745 38.5 km

Air access

nearby

SJZ

São Jorge Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

PIX

Pico Airport

Medium airport

24.7 km

HOR

Horta Airport

Medium airport

47.7 km

GRW

Graciosa Airport

Medium airport

48.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Velas?: 1,980 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Velas in?: Atlantic/Azores.
Which country is Velas in?: Portugal (PT).
Which airport serves Velas?: São Jorge Airport (SJZ).
How far is Velas from Lisbon?: About 1,651 km.
Does Velas have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Portugal?: Portuguese.
What currency is used in Portugal?: Euro.
How many cities are in Portugal?: 1,079 on record.
Which admin region is Velas in?: Azores.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3372485

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3372485,
    "name": "Velas",
    "ascii_name": "Velas",
    "country_code": "PT",
    "population": 1980,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Atlantic/Azores",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 38.68182,
    "longitude": -28.20909
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.7x the population of Rosais.
5 km from Rosais.
Same timezone (Atlantic/Azores) as 61 other cities in Portugal.