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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.6106,Lat: 56.7235
Elevation	97 meter above sea level
Local time	10:58:40am
Name province/region	Madonas novads
Name Subregion	Barkavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stalidzāni	6.3 km	NorthWest
2 Murmastiene	6.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Meirāni	11.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Degumnieki	11.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Vecsaikava	12.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	154 km	West
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	241 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	322 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 146 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake is Lubāns (85.5 km² at a height of around 91 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 65 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 91 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 162 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.5 km2

29.9%

Nature

6 km2

7.6%

Wet nature

2 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

46.1 km2

58.6%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Barkava in country Latvia

Barkava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	154 km	West
2 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	159 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	233 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielsalas purvs	LV	1.6 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kokari

Type of weather in Kokari	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	04:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:01 Europe/Amsterdam