ValençaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.6351,Lat: 42.0241  |
| Elevation | 55 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:28:17pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Viana do Castelo | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Valença | | Name | Valença, Cristelo Covo e Arão |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 368 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 455 km | 
SouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 715 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Spain.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino main - Lower, 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 33.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.4 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 71%, hill: 14%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 86 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vigo Airport (at a distance of 23 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
18.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
14.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
32.7 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.5 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Valença in country Portugal
Valença at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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