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At a glance

• Country: Portugal
• Region: Vila Real
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 17,535
• Coordinates: 41.7402° N, 7.4688° W
• Time zone: Europe/Lisbon (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Lisbon: 364 km (226 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Vila Real Airport (VRL): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Bragança Airport (BGC): 64 km (40 mi), straight line
• Vigo Airport (VGO, Spain): 110 km (68 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Boticas: 18 km (11 mi)
• Valpacos: 20 km (12 mi)
• Verin, Spain: 23 km (14 mi)
• Montalegre: 28 km (18 mi)
• Cualedro, Spain: 30 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ourense, 74 km (46 mi)