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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.5713,Lat: 41.6122
Elevation	191 meter above sea level
Local time	14:18:22pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Alheira e Igreja Nova

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Estrada	0.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Sugilde	1 km	SouthEast
3 Cachada	2.1 km	East
4 Vilar	2.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Igreja	2.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	323 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	435 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	672 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Touvedo (1.4 km² at a height of around 49 meter above sea level) at a distance of 28.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 37.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 81%, hill: 19%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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 41 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37 km2

47.1%

Nature

5.1 km2

6.5%

Agriculture

33.3 km2

42.4%

Viticulture

0.1 km2

0.1%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alheira in country Portugal

Alheira 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	18 km	SouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	30 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	52 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rio Lima	PT	15 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bom Despacho

Type of weather in Bom Despacho	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	07:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam