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Vila Franca de Xira

General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.9886,Lat: 38.9586
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	18:28:17pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Lisboa
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vila Franca de Xira
Name	Vila Franca de Xira

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bom Retiro	1.2 km	West
2 Povos	1.7 km	NorthNorthEast
3 A-dos-Bispos	2.2 km	West
4 Rondulha	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Casal do Álamo	3.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	29 km	SouthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	453 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	482 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Vila Franca de Xira lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthEast).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 Vale Cobrão (0.8 km² at a distance of 22 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 145.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 203 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 42%, low location: 54%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Ribatejo e AML - Norte

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 23 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.3%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

54.9 km2

69.9%

Viticulture

3.5 km2

4.4%

Urban area

8.6 km2

10.9%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

7.6 km2

9.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vila Franca de Xira in country Portugal

Vila Franca de Xira at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)	Portugal	29 km	West
2 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	35 km	SouthWest
3 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	42 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuário do Tejo	PT	0.4 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vila Franca de Xira

Type of weather in Vila Franca de Xira	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	07:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam