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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.5449,Lat: 41.5718
Elevation	94 meter above sea level
Local time	11:34:55am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Lama

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Santo André	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte, Pregal e Azevedinho	0.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Gondomar	1.1 km	EastSouthEast
4 Souto da Porta	1.2 km	North
5 Igreja	1.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	319 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	431 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	667 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 21 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 27.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 41.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 58 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 92%, hill: 7%, 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
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.4 km2

32.3%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.6%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.5%

Viticulture

1.3 km2

1.7%

Urban area

8.4 km2

10.7%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carcajoso in country Portugal

Carcajoso 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	14 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	26 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	48 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	20 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Galegos

Type of weather in Galegos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam