SortesGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -6.8211,Lat: 41.7039  |
| Elevation | 809 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:22:43pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Bragança | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Bragança | | Name | Sortes |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Madrid | 
Spain | 302 km | 
SouthEast
| | 2 Lisboa | Portugal | 381 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 630 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 163 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Spain.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 Azibo (3.7 km2 at a height of around 601 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 21.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 48%, moderate high mountains: 52%, 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 163 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bragança Airport (at a distance of 19 km in NorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
12.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
22.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
43.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Sortes in country Portugal
Sortes at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Sortes 
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