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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.5617,Lat: 41.5007
Elevation	66 meter above sea level
Local time	1:37:40am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Moure

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Monte do Paço	0.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Pinheiro	0.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Crujães	0.9 km	NorthWest
4 Monte	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Regadas	1.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	311 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	431 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	660 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction West).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 32 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 47.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 83%, hill: 16%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 30 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.1 km2

35.8%

Nature

3.3 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

38.9 km2

49.6%

Viticulture

1.9 km2

2.4%

Urban area

4.2 km2

5.4%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.8%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balão in country Portugal

Balão 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	16 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	23 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	40 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	18 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sequeade

Type of weather in Sequeade	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	07:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam