RochaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.7859,Lat: 41.7373  |
| Elevation | 125 meter above sea level | | Local time | 2:20:15am
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Viana do Castelo | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Viana do Castelo | | Name | Outeiro | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Rocha
Continente - Porto |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 335 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 456 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 693 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Minho and Lima. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Touvedo (1.4 km2 at a height of around 49 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.7 km in Eastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 16.4 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 53%, hill: 43%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is nature.
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 55 km and direction South).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
7.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
42.2 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
1.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
16.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.4 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
1.7 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
2.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Rocha in country Portugal
Rocha at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Rio Lima | PT | 3.9 km |
SouthSouthWest
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Rocha 
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