VelaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.6377,Lat: 41.3985  |
| Elevation | 58 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:20:48am
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Porto | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Póvoa de Varzim | | Name | Balazar | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Vela
Continente - Viseu | | Other place with same name 2 | 
Vela
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol - Trento | | Other place with same name 3 | 
Vela
Dolj - Vela |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 299 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 434 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 653 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Crestuma-Lever (8.3 km2 at a height of around 12 meter above sea level) at a distance of 38.3 km in Southern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 56.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 79 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 17 km and direction SouthSouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
20.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
5.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
47.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Vela in country Portugal
Vela at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Litoral Norte | PT | 14 km | 
NorthWest
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Vela 
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