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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.7737,Lat: 57.0417
Elevation	64 meter above sea level
Local time	23:50:54pm
Name province/region	Kandavas novads
Name Subregion	Kandava

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valdeķi	4.8 km	South
2 Bebrupe	5.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Pūre	8.5 km	East
4 Dzintars	8.7 km	EastNorthEast
5 Cēre	9.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	83 km	East
2 Tallinn	Estonia	287 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vilnius	Lithuania	304 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 29 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Kazukalnu dīķis (0.6 km² at a distance of 25.3 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Smiltiņkalns with a height of 155 meter (at a distance of 20.7 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 70.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 99 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.8 km2

35.5%

Nature

8 km2

10.2%

Agriculture

39.8 km2

50.8%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kandava in country Latvia

Kandava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	82 km	East
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	226 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	273 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Abavas senleja	LV	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kandava
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kandava

Type of weather in Kandava	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	16 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	04:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:36 Europe/Amsterdam