Barxas
The Barxas, Trancoso or Troncoso is a river in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula, a left-bank tributary of the Minho. It is an international river as it conforms along most of its lower course the Portugal–Spain border, separating the Portuguese municipality of Melgaço from the Spanish municipality of Padrenda.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 54 metres (177 feet)
- Description: river
- Also known as“Arroyo Barjas”“El Barxa”“El Barxas”“Río Barja”“Río Barjas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include A Frieira and Igrexa de San Miguel de Desteriz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cevide and A Friera.
Barxas
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Latitude
42.15° or 42° 9′ north
Longitude
-8.2° or 8° 12′ west
Open location code
8CJH5R22+22
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Barxas” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rio Trancoso (suba sa Portugal)”
- Cebuano: “Rio Trancoso”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باركساس”
- Galician: “río Troncoso”
- Galician: “Río Troncoso”
- Portuguese: “Rio Trancoso”
- Spanish: “Barjas”
- Spanish: “Barxas”
- Spanish: “río Barjas”
- Spanish: “río Barxas”
- Spanish: “río Trancoso”
- Spanish: “río Troncoso”
- Spanish: “Río Troncoso”
- Spanish: “Trancoso”
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Localities in the Area
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