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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.372,Lat: 40.3751
Elevation	536 meter above sea level
Local time	16:19:15pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Castelo Branco
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Covilhã
Name	Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aldeia do Souto	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Belmonte	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Colmeal da Torre	3 km	East
4 Valhelhas	4.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Cerdeira	4.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	235 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	314 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	503 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 113 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Lower - Zezere, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Caldeirão (1 km² at a height of around 701 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 35.1 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 38%, low mountains: 54%, moderate high mountains: 8%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Beira Interior

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 149 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.9 km2

16.4%

Nature

21.4 km2

27.2%

Agriculture

41 km2

52.3%

Viticulture

2.3 km2

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vale Formoso in country Portugal

Vale Formoso at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	70 km	EastNorthEast
2 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	89 km	NorthNorthWest
3 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	91 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serra da Estrela	PT	3 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aldeia do Souto

Type of weather in Aldeia do Souto	few clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	32 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam