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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.2052,Lat: 41.13
Elevation	211 meter above sea level
Local time	17:08:41pm
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Porto
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Marco de Canaveses
Name	Vila Boa do Bispo
Other place with same name 1	Formiga Continente - Aveiro

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bairral e Pombal	0.3 km	NorthWest
2 Baceira	0.6 km	West
3 Ausenda	1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Lamoso	1.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Lajes	1.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	277 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	392 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	610 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 38 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 do Torrão (3.4 km² at a height of around 64 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 75.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 106 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 30%, hill: 65%, low mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 42 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.6 km2

12.2%

Nature

24.7 km2

31.4%

Agriculture

32.8 km2

41.8%

Viticulture

2.2 km2

2.7%

Urban area

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

3.7 km2

4.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Formiga in country Portugal

Formiga at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	34 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	35 km	WestNorthWest
3 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	36 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rio Paiva	PT	7.7 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vila Boa do Bispo

Type of weather in Vila Boa do Bispo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	08:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:09 Europe/Amsterdam