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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.9816,Lat: 43.2782
Elevation	214 meter above sea level
Local time	0:06:14am
Name province/region	Cantabria
Name Subregion	Cantabria
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Puente Viesgo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aés	2.1 km	East
2 Puente Viesgo	2.5 km	NorthEast
3 Penilla	2.8 km	East
4 Corvera	3.1 km	SouthEast
5 Mata	3.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	318 km	South
2 Andorra	Andorra	459 km	EastSouthEast
3 Lisboa	Portugal	660 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino coastal: Narcea, part of the larger catchment area Minho and Lima. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Alsa (1.1 km² at a height of around 842 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 178.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 250 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 36%, hill: 50%, low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 312 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (at a distance of 21 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.3 km2

25.9%

Nature

25.3 km2

32.2%

Agriculture

31.8 km2

40.5%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hijas in country Spain

Hijas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain	Spain	16 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vizcaya Bridge	Spain	78 km	East
3 Burgos Cathedral	Spain	107 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Río Pas	ES	2.2 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Puente Viesgo

Type of weather in Puente Viesgo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	07:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam