Viana do CasteloGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.8249,Lat: 41.7014  |
| Elevation | 109 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:39:05pm
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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 | Santa Maria Maior e Monserrate e Meadela |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 331 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 458 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 691 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyViana do Castelo lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest).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 40.9 km in Eastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 19.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 62%, hill: 18%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 52 km and direction South).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
8.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
15.4 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
2.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
13 km2 |
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| Urban area |
12.9 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
2.5 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.7 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Viana do Castelo in country Portugal
Viana do Castelo at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Rio Lima | PT | 0.9 km |
SouthSouthEast
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Social media - Maps
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