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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.307,Lat: 41.6032
Elevation	446 meter above sea level
Local time	17:33:56pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Vila Real
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valpaços
Name	Valpaços e Sanfins

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lagoas	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Possacos	2.8 km	East
3 Vassal	3.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Sanfins	3.7 km	West
5 Rio Torto	5.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	334 km	SouthEast
2 Lisboa	Portugal	352 km	SouthWest
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	630 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 123 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 Azibo (3.7 km² at a height of around 601 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 25 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 80%, low mountains: 20%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 121 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 50 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.1 km2

14.1%

Nature

15.1 km2

19.2%

Agriculture

44.1 km2

56%

Viticulture

6.7 km2

8.5%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valpaços in country Portugal

Valpaços at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	69 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	84 km	West
3 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	89 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Romeu	PT	18 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Valpaços

Type of weather in Valpaços	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	07:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam