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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.4123,Lat: 41.5248
Elevation	184 meter above sea level
Local time	15:20:02pm
Population	137000 (5th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Braga
Name	Nogueira, Fraião e Lamaçães

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Correia	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Além do Rio	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Costoias	2.3 km	West
4 Boucinhas	2.4 km	SouthWest
5 Covelo	2.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	315 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	419 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	657 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 31 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 20.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 38.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 48%, hill: 49%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 38 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.6 km2

23.7%

Nature

8.9 km2

11.4%

Agriculture

26 km2

33.1%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

23 km2

29.3%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Braga in country Portugal

Braga 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	4.4 km	NorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	14 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	46 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Peneda / Gerês	PT	19 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Braga Municipality

Type of weather in Braga Municipality	broken clouds
Current temperature:	26 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	33 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	07:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam