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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.2919,Lat: 40.1574
Elevation	87 meter above sea level
Local time	15:45:06pm
Name province/region	Puglia
Name Subregion	Lecce
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Melpignano

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Castrignano De' Greci	1.8 km	North
2 Cursi	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Morigino	2.4 km	SouthEast
4 Corigliano d'Otranto	2.8 km	West
5 Maglie	4.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tirane	Albania	184 km	NorthEast
2 Podgorica	Montenegro	266 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	338 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Southern Appenines coastal: 3, part of the larger catchment area Southern Appenines. The nearest bigger lake is Alimini Piccolo (1.7 km² at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is San Eleuterio with a height of 195 meter (at a distance of 16.9 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 155.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 218 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (at a distance of 185 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

67.1 km2

85.4%

Urban area

9.9 km2

12.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Melpignano in country Italy

Melpignano at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Trulli of Alberobello	Italy	113 km	WestNorthWest
2 Old Town of Corfu	Greece	152 km	EastSouthEast
3 The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera	Italy	154 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bosco Pecorara	IT	9.6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Melpignano

Type of weather in Melpignano	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	13 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	05:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:43 Europe/Amsterdam