FãoGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.7729,Lat: 41.5087  |
| Elevation | 5 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:32:46pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Braga | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Esposende | | Name | Apúlia e Fão |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 310 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 448 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 670 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyFão lies at the Atlantic Ocean (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 47.6 km in Eastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 41.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 58 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 37%, low location: 63%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 30 km and direction South).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
13.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.3 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
22.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.3 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.5 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
2.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Fão in country Portugal
Fão at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Fão 
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