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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.8164,Lat: 41.8829
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	13:50:28pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Viana do Castelo
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caminha
Name	Seixas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marinhas	0.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Funchal	2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Caminha	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 São Roque	2.5 km	SouthWest
5 Couto	2.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	351 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	464 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	708 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Minho and Lima. 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 39.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 19%, low location: 65%, hill: 15%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is nature.

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 72 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vigo Airport (at a distance of 42 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.4 km2

13.3%

Nature

25.8 km2

33%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

20.2 km2

25.8%

Urban area

6.3 km2

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

1.9 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

12.3 km2

15.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Coura in country Portugal

Coura 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	52 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	66 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	84 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rio Minho	PT	0.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Marinhas

Type of weather in Marinhas	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	07:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam