Praia da RochaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.5378,Lat: 37.1198  |
| Elevation | 27 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:36:15pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Faro | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Portimão | | Name | Portimão |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 187 km | 
North
| | 2 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 309 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Madrid | 
Spain | 554 km | 
EastNorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyPraia da Rocha lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Bravura (3.6 km2 at a height of around 83 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.1 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 99.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 139 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 18%, low location: 82%, The hills are mainly southern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 5.3 km in NorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Nature |
7 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
2.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
14.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
14 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Praia da Rocha in country Portugal
Praia da Rocha at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Costa Sudoeste | PT | 0.2 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Praia da Rocha 
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