Capelas topographic map
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Name: Capelas topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Capelas, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal (37.80425 -25.75047 37.85171 -25.66940)
Average elevation: 195 m
Minimum elevation: 0 m
Maximum elevation: 588 m
The first settlements congregated around the port of Poços, along the northern edge that divides Capelas from São Vicente Ferreira; its first settlers establishing shelters in and around the 16th Century. With elevation of Capelas to (religious) parish it became integrated within the municipality of Ponta Delgada (on 11 July 1592). This administrative dependency lasted until it was elevated to status of vila, as stipulated by the Carta de Lei (Charter Law) conferred by Queen D. Maria, on July 10, 1839.
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