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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.7688,Lat: 56.6199
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	7:09:57am
Name province/region	Jelgavas novads
Name Subregion	Jaunsvirlaukas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blukas	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Kārniņi	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Āne	4.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Tetele	4.4 km	NorthEast
5 Jelgava	4.9 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	44 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	234 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	317 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 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 25.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 27.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 59%, low location: 41%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 36 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33 km2

42.1%

Nature

4.7 km2

5.9%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

Agriculture

23.7 km2

30.2%

Urban area

12.2 km2

15.5%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mežciems in country Latvia

Mežciems 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	205 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	230 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielupes palienes plavas	LV	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest

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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:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	04:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam