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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6288,Lat: 41.5786
Elevation	121 meter above sea level
Local time	14:01:51pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Carapeços

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Boucinha	0.5 km	South
2 Paredes	1 km	SouthEast
3 Gandra	1.1 km	South
4 Trás do Prado	1.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Gandra	1.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	319 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	438 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	671 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Caniçada (7.5 km² at a height of around 161 meter above sea level) at a distance of 34 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 38.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 72%, hill: 28%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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 37 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.7 km2

27.6%

Nature

16.6 km2

21.1%

Agriculture

33.3 km2

42.3%

Urban area

7 km2

8.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Santa Catarina in country Portugal

Santa Catarina at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	21 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	32 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	49 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	14 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Carapeços

Type of weather in Carapeços	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam