AndorinhasGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.719,Lat: 41.4576  |
| Elevation | 52 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:27:52pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Braga | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Barcelos | | Name | Barqueiros |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 304 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 442 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 662 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Caniçada (7.5 km2 at a height of around 161 meter above sea level) at a distance of 45.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 47.8 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 90%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction South).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
20.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
6.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
45 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.7 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Andorinhas in country Portugal
Andorinhas at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Litoral Norte | PT | 4.8 km | 
NorthWest
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