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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9794,Lat: 38.1333
Elevation	299 meter above sea level
Local time	4:51:01am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Beja
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barrancos
Name	Barrancos

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Encinasola	9.5 km	East
2 Oliva de la Frontera	16.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Santo Aleixo da Restauração	16.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Valencia del Mombuey	17.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Safara	21.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	202 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	266 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	379 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 102 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Spain.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Lower - Ardilla, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Zaos (1.7 km² at a distance of 15.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 3%, hill: 97%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Baixo Alentejo

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 150 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.2 km2

51.2%

Nature

23.9 km2

30.4%

Agriculture

14 km2

17.8%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Barrancos in country Portugal

Barrancos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	85 km	North
2 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	96 km	NorthWest
3 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	102 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mourão/Moura/Barrancos	PT	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Encinasola

Type of weather in Encinasola	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	07:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam