Geography
Covoada is a slender tract of land between the parishes of Relva and Arrifes that includes prime agricultural and pasturelands, intersperesed with mountainous terrains covered in partial forest and scrub-brush. It is limitd to an area from Capelas (in the north) to Relva and Arrifes (in the southwest and southeast respectively), and includes basin of the Serra Devassa, that includes Pico do Paúl, Pico Amêndoa, Pico Rochão, Pico das Maias and the Ladeira do Ledo. The available land has allowed the development of agriculture; cattle and dairy farming are the primary industrial sectors.
Located on the central part of the municipality, many of the principal agricultural roadways linking the northern and southern communities of Ponta Delgada pass through the parish, while the communities are connected via the Regional E.R.1-1ª Road to Relva, Arrifes, the parishes of the city of Ponta Delgada and Feteiras. Covoada has a school, a church and a square (praça).
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