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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.6891,Lat: 41.1853
Elevation	510 meter above sea level
Local time	13:16:49pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Vila Real
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Peso da Régua
Name	Galafura e Covelinhas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Espírito Santo	0.9 km	East
2 Vila Seca	2.6 km	NorthWest
3 Bujões	2.7 km	North
4 Covelinhas	3.2 km	South
5 Guiães	3.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	297 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	351 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	597 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 82 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Régua (6.5 km² at a height of around 73 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 66.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 93 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 15%, hill: 54%, low mountains: 31%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is viticulture.

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

Name
Douro

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 10 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.3 km2

10.6%

Nature

7.1 km2

9.1%

Agriculture

13 km2

16.6%

Viticulture

48.2 km2

61.4%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Galafura in country Portugal

Galafura at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	13 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	59 km	NorthWest
3 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	71 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	5.2 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bujões

Type of weather in Bujões	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	42 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam