BarracaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.5106,Lat: 41.1212  |
| Elevation | 136 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:01:50pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Porto | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Gondomar | | Name | Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 270 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 417 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 621 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 13 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 5.5 km in Southern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 82.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 115 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 91%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.
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 20 km and direction NorthNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
21 km2 |
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| Nature |
16.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
20.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
18 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.4 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
2.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Barraca in country Portugal
Barraca at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Valongo | PT | 2.9 km | 
EastNorthEast
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Social media - Maps
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