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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.0686,Lat: 56.7347
Elevation	100 meter above sea level
Local time	4:18:46am
Name province/region	Rēzeknes novads
Name Subregion	Gaigalavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vecstrūžāni	6.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Strūžāni	11 km	East
3 Dricāni	11.6 km	SouthEast
4 Rikava	12.9 km	South
5 Bērzpils	13 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	181 km	West
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	253 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	324 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 172 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 Lielais Kiuriņš (0.6 km² at a distance of 2.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 37.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 190 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26 km2

33.1%

Nature

8.5 km2

10.8%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

42.6 km2

54.2%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gaigalava in country Latvia

Gaigalava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	141 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	181 km	West
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	249 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lubana mitrajs	LV	1.6 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Viļāni

Type of weather in Viļāni	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1030 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	16 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	04:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam