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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.2115,Lat: 41.1205
Elevation	200 meter above sea level
Local time	22:14:32pm
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	Lajes Região Autónoma Dos Açores - Ilha Terceira
Other place with same name 2	Lajes Região Autónoma Da Madeira - Ilha da Madeira

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lamoso	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Feira Nova	0.8 km	SouthWest
3 Baceira	0.9 km	North
4 Oleiros	1.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Formiga	1.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	275 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	392 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	609 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 1.4 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 76.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 107 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 36%, hill: 60%, low mountains: 4%, 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
Douro

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 42 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.4 km2

11.9%

Nature

21.3 km2

27.1%

Agriculture

33.7 km2

42.8%

Viticulture

2.2 km2

2.7%

Urban area

4.5 km2

5.8%

Water - Lakes

4.4 km2

5.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lajes in country Portugal

Lajes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	34 km	WestNorthWest
2 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	35 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	37 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rio Paiva	PT	6.5 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Vila Boa do Bispo

Type of weather in Vila Boa do Bispo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.62 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 23 November 2024:	9 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	08:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:08 Europe/Amsterdam