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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.2418,Lat: 56.8246
Elevation	7 meter above sea level
Local time	15:09:51pm
Name province/region	Ķekavas novads
Name Subregion	Ķekavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Salaspils	7.9 km	NorthEast
2 Rāmava	8.2 km	NorthWest
3 Baloži	9.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Valdlauči	10.3 km	NorthWest
5 Plakanciems	10.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	17 km	NorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	245 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	291 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 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 2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 54.9 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 77 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 36%, low location: 64%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 20 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23 km2

29.3%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

35.3 km2

45%

Urban area

3.9 km2

Water - Lakes

13.8 km2

17.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ķekava in country Latvia

Ķekava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	16 km	NorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	219 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	248 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dolessala	LV	1 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ķekava

Type of weather in Ķekava	clear sky
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	43 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	16 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	03:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam