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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.9627,Lat: 42.8936
Elevation	1136 meter above sea level
Local time	20:35:23pm
Name province/region	Castilla y León
Name Subregion	León
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Prioro

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Morgovejo	5.3 km	South
2 Valderrueda	8.7 km	South
3 Boca de Huérgano	9.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Riaño	9.9 km	North
5 Taranilla	10.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	295 km	South
2 Andorra	Andorra	534 km	EastSouthEast
3 Lisboa	Portugal	576 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 60 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Esla, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Riaño (23 km² at a height of around 1099 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.3 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Peña Negra with a height of 2124 meter (at a distance of 5.6 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 166.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 233 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 80%, high mountains: 20%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (at a distance of 282 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is León Airport (at a distance of 66 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.4 km2

50.1%

Nature

31.7 km2

40.4%

Agriculture

3.2 km2

4.1%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.1%

Rock-Sand

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Prioro in country Spain

Prioro at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain	Spain	87 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias	Spain	89 km	NorthWest
3 Burgos Cathedral	Spain	121 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Picos de Europa en Castilla y León	ES	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Prioro
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Prioro

Type of weather in Prioro	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam