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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.261,Lat: 41.2651
Elevation	189 meter above sea level
Local time	5:23:34am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Porto
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lousada
Name	Meinedo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Romariz	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Casais	1.3 km	South
3 Paiva	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Santa Catarina	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Lousada	2.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	290 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	400 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	625 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 36 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 do Torrão (3.4 km² at a height of around 64 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 61.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 22%, hill: 78%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 35 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.1 km2

12.9%

Nature

11.7 km2

14.9%

Agriculture

40.2 km2

51.1%

Viticulture

5 km2

6.3%

Urban area

9.7 km2

12.3%

Infrastructure

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torralta in country Portugal

Torralta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	20 km	North
2 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	33 km	West
3 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	34 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	20 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Meinedo

Type of weather in Meinedo	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	07:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam