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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.1063,Lat: 56.7684
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	0:17:51am
Name province/region	Ķekavas novads
Name Subregion	Ķekavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Jaunolaine	8.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Olaine	9.9 km	West
3 Ķekava	10.3 km	NorthEast
4 Pēternieki	10.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Baloži	12.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	21 km	North
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	242 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	298 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 29 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Rīgas ūdenskrātuve (28.5 km² at a distance of 12.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 48.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 68 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 24%, low location: 76%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 19 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.2 km2

60%

Nature

9.8 km2

12.5%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

21.1 km2

26.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Plakanciems in country Latvia

Plakanciems at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	21 km	North
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	215 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	244 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Melna ezera purvs	LV	10 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Baloži

Type of weather in Baloži	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	04:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:13 Europe/Amsterdam