Paul do Mar
| Paul do Mar | |||
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 The narrow band of Paúl do Mar, along the southwest corner of the island of Madeira
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| Official name: Freguesia do Paul do Mar | |||
| Name origin: Portuguese for elongated zone by the sea | |||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region |  Madeira |
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| Island | Madeira | ||
| Municipality | Calheta | ||
| Localities | Igreja, Lagoa, Quebrada, Ribeira das Galinhas, Serrado da Cruz | ||
| Center | Paul do Mar | ||
| - elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | 32°45′32″N 17°13′49″W / 32.75889°N 17.23028°WCoordinates: 32°45′32″N 17°13′49″W / 32.75889°N 17.23028°W | ||
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| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Area | 1.40 km2 (1 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 871 (2011) | ||
| Density | 622/km2 (1,611/sq mi) | ||
| LAU | Junta Freguesia | ||
| - location | Quebrada-Paul Mar | ||
| President Junta | José da Silva Gonçalves (PPD-PSD) | ||
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) | ||
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) | ||
| Postal Zone | 9370-503 | ||
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XXX XXX | ||
| Demonym | Paulense | ||
| Patron Saint | Santo Amaro | ||
 Location of the parish seat of Paul do Mar in the municipality of Calheta, island of Madeira
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| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |||
Paul do Mar is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta, in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 871, in an area of 1.40 km².
The origin of the toponymy paul do mar is linked to its geographic position, since paul refers to an elongated zone, which is justified by the parish's location along the southwest coast of Madeira. Its exposure to the ocean, and historical periods when the sea bathed the area with seawater, once characterised the area as the Sitio da Lagoa or Alagoa (English: site of the lake or the lake). Historically, the area experienced flooding from the sea when the Atlantic submerged and inundated fields to a depth of one metre. As a result a salt factory was established. But, this was closed long ago. Since the construction of a new higher sea wall and ocean front with road and parking the sea flooding has stopped.
Paul do Mar's Catholic Church is dedicated to the patron saint of the village Santo Amaro.
Paul do Mar is accessible by two roads: one connecting the parish with Porto Moniz, Santana, Calheta and Funchal to the east, and another which connects the village to Fajã da Ovelha and Jardim do Mar, along the Atlantic Ocean. It is located about 3 km from the urbanized area of Calheta and about 1 km from Fajã da Ovelha. Calheta has an important art centre (Portuguese: Casa das Mudas) and many of the typical facilities that you would expect in a small village. The historic municipal pedestrian way Caminho Real connects Paúl do Mar with Prazeres. During low tide and when the sea is not too rough, it is possible to walk along the rocky beach to Jardim do Mar.
The parish is divided into five localities:
Sports including football are very popular with football clubs including the Paulense (representing the locality of Ribeira das Galinhas, Serrado da Cruz and Lagoa) and the Santo Amaro club (which represented the localities of Igreja and Quebrada).
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