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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.8055,Lat: 37.0753
Elevation	84 meter above sea level
Local time	7:12:40am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Faro
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Olhão
Name	Moncarapacho e Fuseta

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Laranjeiro	0.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Moncarapacho	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Boavista	1.9 km	West
4 Quatrim	2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Igreja - Quelfes	2.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	220 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	246 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	511 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Beliche (2.7 km² at a height of around 51 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 37.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 86%, hill: 6%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Algarve

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 70 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Nature

9.9 km2

12.6%

Wet nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

61.5 km2

78.3%

Urban area

3.9 km2

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fornalha in country Portugal

Fornalha at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Doñana National Park	Spain	131 km	EastSouthEast
2 Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville	Spain	165 km	East
3 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	166 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cerro da Cabeça	PT	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Moncarapacho

Type of weather in Moncarapacho	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	13 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	07:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam