Avanca

Avanca is a locality in , , and has about 6,540 residents. Avanca is situated near the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Locality with 6,540 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Portugal

Places of Interest

Highlights include Casa-Museu Egas Moniz and Avanca railway halt.

Museum
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum.

Railway stop
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway stop.

Church
Photo: PauloGarciaMartins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km north of Avanca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freguesia de Beduído and Loureiro.

Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Avanca.

Town
Photo: Amletfonseca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 3½ km east of Avanca.

Town
Photo: Beiramarense, Public domain.
is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of , Portugal. is situated 4½ km west of Avanca.

Avanca

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Latitude
40.80771° or 40° 48′ 28″ north
Longitude
-8.5722° or 8° 34′ 20″ west
UN/LOCODE
PT AVC
Open location code
8CGHRC5H+34
Geo­Names ID
2742617
Wiki­data ID
Q31893496

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Avanca” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Avanca”
  • Dutch: “Avanca”
  • Portuguese: “Avanca”

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