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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.2465,Lat: 40.9306
Elevation	360 meter above sea level
Local time	17:52:43pm
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Aveiro
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Arouca
Name	Arouca e Burgo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Romariz	1.1 km	SouthWest
2 Burgo	1.6 km	West
3 Figueiredo	1.9 km	SouthWest
4 Garrola	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Lourosa de Campos	2.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	255 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	392 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	591 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 34 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Crestuma-Lever (8.3 km² at a height of around 12 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 97.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 137 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 61%, low mountains: 36%, moderate high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Beira Alta

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.5 km2

47.7%

Nature

23 km2

29.2%

Agriculture

16.9 km2

21.5%

Urban area

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arouca in country Portugal

Arouca at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	39 km	NorthWest
2 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	42 km	EastNorthEast
3 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	57 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serras da Freita e Arada	PT	1.5 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arouca Municipality

Type of weather in Arouca Municipality	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	08:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:10 Europe/Amsterdam