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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.9415,Lat: 38.1489
Elevation	184 meter above sea level
Local time	8:39:14am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Beja
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cuba
Name	Faro do Alentejo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cuba	4.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 São Matias	9 km	SouthEast
3 Beringel	10.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Alfundão	11.1 km	West
5 Peroguarda	11.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	124 km	NorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	324 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	443 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 69 km (direction NorthWest).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 Lagoa dos Patos (0.8 km² at a height of around 115 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 61.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, 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
Baixo Alentejo

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 125 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.2 km2

19.4%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

61.9 km2

78.8%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Faro do Alentejo in country Portugal

Faro do Alentejo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	47 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	105 km	NorthEast
3 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	128 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cuba	PT	1.9 km	SouthEast

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Filming Location	IMDB Faro do Alentejo
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Faro do Alentejo

Type of weather in Faro do Alentejo	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	13 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	07:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam