Businesses in Velas

Categories in Velas

Car rental Clothing stores Association or Organization Tourist Attraction Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Restaurants Accountant Banks Holiday Apartment Shopping Hotels Hotels and motels Indoor Lodging Lodging Travel Agency

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Velas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	20
Other accommodation	14
Cafes	11
Travel agencies	10
Hotels and motels	9
Cemeteries and crematoriums	8
Tour operators	7
Shopping	7
Clothing stores	6
Car rental	6
Accountants	5

Velas Facts

Area	1.6 km²
Population	919
Male Population	462 (50.3%)
Female Population	457 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-19.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-22.6%
Median Age	40.5 years (Male: 38.7, Female: 42)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$25,576 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Azores Summer Time
Lat & Lng	38.68182, -28.20909
Postal Codes	9800, 9804

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Velas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,143	1,183	1,187	1,116	919	863	812
Population Density	703.4 / km²	728 / km²	730.5 / km²	686.8 / km²	565.5 / km²	531.1 / km²	499.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 22.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Velas	-19.6%	-22.3%	-22.6%
Azores	—	—	—
Portugal	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velas Median Age

Median Age: 40.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Velas	40.5 yrs	42 yrs	38.7 yrs
Azores	39.5 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Portugal	42 yrs	43.5 yrs	40.4 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Velas Population Density

Population Density: 566 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Velas	919	1.625 km²	566 / km²
Azores	14,015	175.2 km²	80 / km²
Portugal	10.3 million	92,264.9 km²	112 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Velas

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Velas

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Velas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$15,650	$18,028	$19,596	$22,750	$23,470	$21,664	$20,479	$25,576
Total GDP	$23.8M	$26.6M	$29.1M	$34M	$34.4M	$29.6M	$26.5M	$32.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Velas CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Velas	5,369 tn	5.84 tn	3,304 tons/km²
Azores	72,867 tn	5.2 tn	415.9 tons/km²
Portugal	63,833,570 tn	6.2 tn	691.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Velas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,369 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	5.84 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,304 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Volcano	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/17/15	2:42 AM	4.5	72.8 km	10,000 m	34km WNW of Ribeira Grande, Portugal	usgs.gov
6/14/15	5:32 AM	4.8	78.7 km	10,000 m	38km WNW of Ribeira Grande, Portugal	usgs.gov
5/5/15	8:39 AM	4.5	80.2 km	12,950 m	43km WNW of Ribeira Grande, Portugal	usgs.gov
4/30/15	6:29 AM	4.7	90.1 km	10,000 m	50km WNW of Ribeira Grande, Portugal	usgs.gov
4/24/15	10:14 PM	4.6	79.5 km	10,000 m	38km WNW of Ribeira Grande, Portugal	usgs.gov
4/19/15	10:02 PM	4.6	86.2 km	12,840 m	43km WNW of Ribeira Grande, Portugal	usgs.gov
4/25/04	9:30 AM	4.5	64.8 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
6/28/03	2:57 AM	4.3	54.6 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
5/7/03	3:19 PM	4.1	46.9 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov
5/7/03	3:01 PM	4.3	88.1 km	10,000 m	Azores Islands, Portugal	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Velas

Velas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvɛlɐʃ]) is a municipality in the São Jorge Island, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The municipality encompasses the western portion of the island, with its municipal seat in the town of Velas on the s..

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