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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.8177,Lat: 39.7168
Elevation	304 meter above sea level
Local time	8:24:07am
Name province/region (Comunidad Autónoma)	Extremadura
Wiki-website Subregion (Provincia)	Cáceres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mata de Alcántara

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alcántara	5.8 km	West
2 Villa del Rey	6.4 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Piedras Albas	12 km	NorthWest
4 Brozas	12.2 km	South
5 Ceclavín	12.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	227 km	WestSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	278 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	418 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 182 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Portugal.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Medium - Alberche, Tietar, Alagon, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Alcántara 2 (81.4 km² at a height of around 222 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 14.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 224 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.2 km2

25.7%

Nature

52.5 km2

66.8%

Agriculture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

5.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mata de Alcántara in country Spain

Mata de Alcántara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old Town of Cáceres	Spain	47 km	SouthEast
2 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	97 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	99 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Llanos de Alcantara y Brozas	ES	0.2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Mata de Alcántara

Type of weather in Mata de Alcántara	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	08:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:07 Europe/Amsterdam