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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.5203,Lat: 41.5292
Elevation	89 meter above sea level
Local time	13:20:12pm
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Martim

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Riquinha	0.3 km	West
2 Igreja	0.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Boucinha	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Carvalhão	0.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Venda	1 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	314 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	428 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	662 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 22 km (direction West).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 27.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 43.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 82%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28 km2

35.6%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.6%

Agriculture

34.5 km2

43.9%

Viticulture

0.9 km2

1.2%

Urban area

7.6 km2

9.6%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cárcova in country Portugal

Cárcova at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	12 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	21 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	44 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	21 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pousa

Type of weather in Pousa	light rain
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	40 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	9 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	08:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:08 Europe/Amsterdam