LajesGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -16.8056,Lat: 32.6668  |
| Elevation | 231 meter above sea level | | Local time | 2:10:14am
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| At island | Madeira | | Name province/region (Região Autónoma) | Região Autónoma Da Madeira | | Wiki-website Subregion (Ilha) | Ilha da Madeira | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Santa Cruz | | Name | Gaula | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Lajes
Região Autónoma Dos Açores - Ilha Terceira | | Other place with same name 2 |
Lajes
Continente - Porto |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 947 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 2 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 1113 km | 
East
| | 3 Madrid | 
Spain | 1433 km |
EastNorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyLajes lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 979.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1371 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 28%, hill: 43%, low mountains: 28%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tenerife Sur Airport (at a distance of 509 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo (at a distance of 4.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
12.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
9.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
15.3 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Lajes in country Portugal
Lajes at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Porto Novo | PT | 0.5 km |
SouthWest
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Lajes 
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WestNorthWest
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