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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7969,Lat: 42.5701
Elevation	29 meter above sea level
Local time	22:52:25pm
Name province/region	Galicia
Name Subregion	Pontevedra
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vilagarcía de Arousa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aralde	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Renza	1.1 km	EastSouthEast
3 A Lagoa	1.4 km	NorthEast
4 Faxilde	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
5 O Piñeiro	1.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	427 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	493 km	SouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	776 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Galáns lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Galician Coast. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Barrié de la Maza (Encoro de Barrié de la Maza) (5.2 km² at a height of around 248 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 59.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 83 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 88%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (at a distance of 47 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vigo Airport (at a distance of 40 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14 km2

27.4%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

27.5 km2

53.9%

Urban area

7.3 km2

14.4%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Galáns in country Spain

Galáns at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)	Spain	40 km	NorthEast
2 Tower of Hercules	Spain	96 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Roman Walls of Lugo	Spain	112 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Espacio marino de las Rías Baixas de Galicia	ES	2.5 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Galáns
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vilanova de Arousa

Type of weather in Vilanova de Arousa	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam