MelgaçoGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.258,Lat: 42.113  |
| Elevation | 141 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:03:50pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Viana do Castelo | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Melgaço | | Name | Vila e Roussas |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 382 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 430 km | 
SouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 711 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 35 km (direction NorthWest).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 Embalse de Frieira (Encoro de Frieira) (9.9 km2 at a height of around 68 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 0.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 43%, hill: 35%, low mountains: 20%, moderate high mountains: 3%, 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 forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (at a distance of 88 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vigo Airport (at a distance of 33 km in NorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
29.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
17.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
24.8 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
3.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
1.4 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
1.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Melgaço in country Portugal
Melgaço at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Rio Minho | PT | 0.7 km | 
North
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Melgaço 
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