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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.1348,Lat: 38.6931
Elevation	309 meter above sea level
Local time	2:24:21am
Name province/region	Extremadura
Name Subregion	Badajoz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Palomas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Puebla de la Reina	4.4 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oliva de Mérida	10.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Alange	14.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Puebla del Prior	14.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 La Zarza	15.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	262 km	WestNorthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	283 km	EastNorthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	291 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 181 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Medium - Zujar, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Alange (42.7 km² at a height of around 278 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 80.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 113 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 243 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Badajoz Airport (at a distance of 64 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.3 km2

22%

Nature

19.9 km2

25.4%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.3%

Viticulture

1.8 km2

2.3%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Palomas in country Spain

Palomas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	31 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Old Town of Cáceres	Spain	89 km	North
3 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	92 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Río Palomillas	ES	0.2 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Palomas

Type of weather in Palomas	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	07:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam