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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.2349,Lat: 40.2251
Elevation	466 meter above sea level
Local time	8:04:24am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Castelo Branco
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Penamacor
Name	Benquerença

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Meimoa	4.4 km	East
2 Escarigo	5.4 km	NorthWest
3 Quintas	5.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Vale da Senhora da Póvoa	6 km	NorthEast
5 Salgueiro	6.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	231 km	WestSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	303 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	483 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 129 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Lower - Zezere, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Meimoa (3.7 km² at a height of around 568 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 18.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 54%, low mountains: 46%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Beira Interior

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 169 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.6 km2

33.8%

Nature

13.6 km2

17.4%

Agriculture

37.8 km2

48.1%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Benquerença in country Portugal

Benquerença at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	71 km	NorthEast
2 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	102 km	WestNorthWest
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	109 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serra da Malcata	PT	6.5 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Penamacor

Type of weather in Penamacor	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	13 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	07:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam