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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6883,Lat: 41.4582
Elevation	64 meter above sea level
Local time	15:25:47pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Paradela

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Novais	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Casas Novas	1.9 km	NorthWest
3 Boucelão	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Ribeiro	2.4 km	East
5 Aldeia	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	305 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	440 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	661 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Caniçada (7.5 km² at a height of around 161 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 48.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 68 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 96%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 23 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.9 km2

34.2%

Nature

4.7 km2

5.9%

Agriculture

43 km2

54.8%

Urban area

3.3 km2

4.3%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Algova in country Portugal

Algova at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	28 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	33 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	36 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	7.2 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rates

Type of weather in Rates	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam