Vale FormosoGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -7.372,Lat: 40.3751  |
| Elevation | 536 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:31:14pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Castelo Branco | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Covilhã | | Name | Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Vale Formoso
Continente - Faro |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 235 km | 
SouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 314 km | 
East
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 503 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 113 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Lower - Zezere, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Caldeirão (1 km2 at a height of around 701 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 35.1 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 38%, low mountains: 54%, moderate high mountains: 8%, 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 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 149 km and direction NorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
12.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
21.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
41 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
2.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Vale Formoso in country Portugal
Vale Formoso 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 Vale Formoso 
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