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Arcos

Portovillage

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Total population

819

Coordinates41.40°, -8.66°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Arcos is a small village located in Porto, Portugal. Arcos maps to 41.395°, -8.664° — squarely within the temperate belt. Public datasets list a population of roughly 819. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Village territory extends across a small area of about 5.81 km², with terrain very close to sea level (43 m). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,604 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Time-zone records list it under Q843589. Resident density is around 141 per km², indicating loosely populated. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Arcos.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
41.3952
Longitude
-8.6642
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
178,690
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,684
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,660
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    5,588
  • European Greenfinch
    Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,039
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    5,029
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,991
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,867
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    4,813

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
40
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2002-01-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Porto

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,604

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
61
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Arcos

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image