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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.0883,Lat: 41.4497
Elevation	653 meter above sea level
Local time	9:33:53am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fafe
Name	São Gens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lameira	1.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Pedroso	1.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Arbonça	2.3 km	SouthEast
4 Cerdeira	3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Vila Boa	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	313 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	391 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	638 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 56 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Ermal (1.7 km² at a height of around 335 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.6 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 39.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 22%, low mountains: 76%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 54 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.3 km2

20.7%

Nature

32.7 km2

41.6%

Agriculture

26 km2

33%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.2%

Infrastructure

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Povoação in country Portugal

Povoação at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	17 km	WestNorthWest
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	27 km	NorthWest
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	46 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	15 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rego

Type of weather in Rego	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam