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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9742,Lat: 38.4452
Elevation	360 meter above sea level
Local time	20:07:05pm
Name province/region	Extremadura
Name Subregion	Badajoz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Higuera de Vargas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Táliga	9.9 km	North
2 Alconchel	11.7 km	NorthWest
3 Zahínos	12.8 km	South
4 Barcarrota	13.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Valle de Matamoros	16.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	192 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	295 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	356 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 137 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Lower - Ardilla, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse del Aguijón (1.9 km² at a height of around 385 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 23.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 99%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 179 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Badajoz Airport (at a distance of 51 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.2 km2

47.4%

Nature

16.2 km2

20.6%

Agriculture

24.7 km2

31.5%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Higuera de Vargas in country Spain

Higuera de Vargas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	51 km	North
2 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	75 km	EastNorthEast
3 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	83 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dehesas de Jerez	ES	0.4 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Higuera de Vargas

Type of weather in Higuera de Vargas	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	13 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	07:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam