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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6388,Lat: 41.9971
Elevation	35 meter above sea level
Local time	15:51:51pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Viana do Castelo
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valença
Name	Gandra e Taião

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Conguedo e Balagota	1.2 km	NorthEast
2 Bugim	1.7 km	SouthEast
3 Crastos	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Monte	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Real	2.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	365 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	454 km	SouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	713 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 20 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Spain.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Minho and Lima. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Touvedo (1.4 km² at a height of around 49 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 2.1 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.9 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 74%, hill: 16%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 83 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vigo Airport (at a distance of 26 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.9 km2

21.5%

Nature

18.5 km2

23.5%

Agriculture

32.1 km2

40.8%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.2%

Urban area

7 km2

8.9%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Formigosa in country Portugal

Formigosa 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	54 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	68 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	95 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuários dos Rios Minho e Coura	PT	0.1 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Valenza

Type of weather in Valenza	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	14 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	07:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:54 Europe/Amsterdam