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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.1577,Lat: 38.6321
Elevation	214 meter above sea level
Local time	13:09:13pm
Name province/region	Extremadura
Name Subregion	Badajoz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Olivenza

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Olivenza	7.6 km	NorthEast
2 Cortijo de Meriño	8.4 km	NorthEast
3 San Jorge de Alor	8.9 km	East
4 San Rafael de Olivenza	13.1 km	NorthEast
5 San Francisco de Olivenza	13.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	173 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	321 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	357 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 132 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Portugal.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 de Alqueva (32.1 km² at a height of around 216 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.7 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 7.6 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 21%, hill: 79%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 174 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Badajoz Airport (at a distance of 41 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.9 km2

53.3%

Nature

14.9 km2

19%

Agriculture

21.4 km2

27.2%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of San Benito de la Contienda in country Spain

San Benito de la Contienda 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	28 km	North
2 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	66 km	West
3 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	77 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rivera de Taliga	ES	4.3 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Olivenza

Type of weather in Olivenza	clear sky
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	07:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam