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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7559,Lat: 41.5661
Elevation	174 meter above sea level
Local time	17:29:33pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Esposende
Name	Vila Chã

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Casais	0.6 km	North
2 Igreja	1 km	NorthEast
3 Susão	1.3 km	SouthEast
4 Igreja	1.6 km	SouthEast
5 Outeiro	2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	316 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	448 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	674 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Touvedo (1.4 km² at a height of around 49 meter above sea level) at a distance of 42.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 35.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 78%, hill: 13%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 36 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.4 km2

38.6%

Nature

5.3 km2

7.4%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

27.5 km2

38.8%

Urban area

8.8 km2

12.4%

Rock-Sand

1.1 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chouso in country Portugal

Chouso 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	32 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	41 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	49 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	3.2 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Palmeira de Faro

Type of weather in Palmeira de Faro	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	07:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam