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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.123,Lat: 56.8767
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	6:40:00am
Name province/region	Ķekavas novads
Name Subregion	Baloži

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rāmava	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Valdlauči	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Tīraine	3.5 km	West
4 Mārupe	5.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Rīga	9.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	9.2 km	North
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	253 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	286 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Rīgas ūdenskrātuve (28.5 km² at a distance of 9.3 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 60.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 84 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 35%, low location: 65%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 11 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.7 km2

32.7%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.5%

Wet nature

8.4 km2

10.7%

Agriculture

22.8 km2

29%

Urban area

12.5 km2

15.8%

Water - Lakes

4.8 km2

6.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Baloži in country Latvia

Baloži at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	8.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	227 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	256 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dolessala	LV	4.4 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Baloži

Type of weather in Baloži	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	04:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:01 Europe/Amsterdam