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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5369,Lat: 56.9853
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	16:26:17pm
Name province/region	Engures novads
Name Subregion	Lapmežciema

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lapmežciems	2 km	NorthWest
2 Ragaciems	5.3 km	NorthWest
3 Gātciems	9.5 km	SouthEast
4 Jūrmala	11.2 km	East
5 Spuņciems	11.6 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	36 km	East
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	277 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	279 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Bigauņciems lies at the Gulf of Riga (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Slokas ezers (2.5 km² at a distance of 2.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milzukalns with a height of 114 meter (at a distance of 20.1 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 68.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 69%, low location: 31%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. 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 27 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.4 km2

43%

Nature

6.2 km2

13%

Wet nature

5.4 km2

11.5%

Agriculture

3 km2

6.3%

Urban area

4.6 km2

9.6%

Rock-Sand

0.4 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

7.4 km2

15.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bigauņciems in country Latvia

Bigauņciems at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	35 km	East
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	248 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	248 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kemeru nacionalais parks	LV	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jūrmala

Type of weather in Jūrmala	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	16 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	04:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:29 Europe/Amsterdam