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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.449,Lat: 41.4038
Elevation	496 meter above sea level
Local time	10:13:13am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Vila Real
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Murça
Name	Murça

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Noura	3.1 km	SouthEast
2 Cadaval	3.4 km	West
3 Palheiros	4.2 km	East
4 Fiolhoso	4.3 km	West
5 Pegarinhos	5.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	327 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	338 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	613 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 106 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 26 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 44.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 41%, low mountains: 59%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Trás-os-Montes

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 27 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.2 km2

11.7%

Nature

27.5 km2

34.9%

Agriculture

32.6 km2

41.5%

Viticulture

8.6 km2

10.9%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Murça in country Portugal

Murça at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	44 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	71 km	WestNorthWest
3 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	80 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	15 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Murça

Type of weather in Murça	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	07:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam