Rio DouroGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -7.9732,Lat: 41.5391  |
| Elevation | 589 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:22:15pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Braga | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Cabeceiras de Basto | | Name | Rio Douro |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 325 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 385 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 643 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 67 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 Ermal (1.7 km2 at a height of around 335 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.8 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 31.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 54%, low mountains: 35%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 67 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 37 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
19.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
27.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
30.2 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Rio Douro in country Portugal
Rio Douro at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Alvão / Marão | PT | 14 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Social media - Maps
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