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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.1668,Lat: 38.8748
Elevation	293 meter above sea level
Local time	8:29:59am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Portalegre
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Elvas
Name	Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Albalá	8.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Vila Boim	9.6 km	West
3 São Vicente	9.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Cortijo de los Cuartos de Valhondo	10.2 km	SouthEast
5 Río Caya	12 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	172 km	West
2 Madrid	Spain	343 km	EastNorthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	345 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 138 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Lower - Ardilla, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Alqueva (218.4 km² at a height of around 151 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 7.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 7%, hill: 93%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Alto Alentejo

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 172 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Badajoz Airport (at a distance of 30 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.7 km2

11%

Nature

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

62.2 km2

79.2%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elvas in country Portugal

Elvas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	0.7 km	NorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	72 km	WestSouthWest
3 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	72 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Torre da Bolsa	PT	1.9 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Elvas

Type of weather in Elvas	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	13 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	07:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam