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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.8624,Lat: 37.1421
Elevation	249 meter above sea level
Local time	0:48:29am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Faro
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	São Brás de Alportel
Name	São Brás de Alportel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cerro da Mesquita	1 km	North
2 Barrabés	1.4 km	NorthWest
3 Peral	1.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Mealhas	1.8 km	North
5 Mesquita Alta	1.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	211 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	254 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	509 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Beliche (2.7 km² at a height of around 51 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32.7 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 39.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 30%, hill: 70%, The hills are mainly southern 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
Algarve

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 17 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 64 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.6 km2

7.2%

Nature

17.3 km2

22%

Agriculture

53.9 km2

68.6%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Barracha in country Portugal

Barracha at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Doñana National Park	Spain	137 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	158 km	North
3 Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville	Spain	168 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Caldeirão	PT	3.1 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at São Brás de Alportel

Type of weather in São Brás de Alportel	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	13 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	07:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:22 Europe/Amsterdam