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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.79,Lat: 56.6124
Elevation	22 meter above sea level
Local time	8:23:51am
Name province/region	Jelgavas novads
Name Subregion	Jaunsvirlaukas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mežciems	1.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kārniņi	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Tetele	4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Āne	4.2 km	North
5 Vircava	6.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	44 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	232 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	317 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 40 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Gulbju ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 26.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 26.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 59%, low location: 41%, The hills are mainly northern 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 36 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.3 km2

42.3%

Nature

5.6 km2

7.1%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

Agriculture

30.7 km2

39.1%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.4%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blukas in country Latvia

Blukas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	43 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	203 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	231 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielupes palienes plavas	LV	2.6 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jelgavas novads

Type of weather in Jelgavas novads	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	04:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam