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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.2501,Lat: 40.5288
Elevation	894 meter above sea level
Local time	2:13:44am
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Guarda
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Guarda
Name	Guarda
Other place with same name 1	Guarda Graubünden - Inn
Other place with same name 2	Guarda Continente - Porto
Other place with same name 3	Guarda Continente - Porto - Santo Tirso
Other place with same name 4	Guarda Emilia-Romagna - Ferrara
Other place with same name 5	Guarda Emilia-Romagna - Bologna
Other place with same name 6	Guarda Emilia-Romagna - Bologna - Loiano

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Barracão	2.7 km	South
2 Cubo	4.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Vale de Estrela	4.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Prado	5.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Maçainhas	5.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	255 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	304 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	516 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 118 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 Caldeirão (1 km² at a height of around 701 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 34.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 9%, moderate high mountains: 91%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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)

Name
Beira Interior

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 146 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (at a distance of 59 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.9 km2

8.8%

Nature

29.3 km2

37.3%

Agriculture

33.2 km2

42.2%

Urban area

8.9 km2

11.4%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Guarda in country Portugal

Guarda at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	53 km	East
2 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	79 km	NorthNorthWest
3 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	105 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serra da Estrela	PT	5.5 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Guarda Municipality

Type of weather in Guarda Municipality	clear sky
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1032 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	9 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	08:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:04 Europe/Amsterdam