Catchiungo Geographic coordinates

Catchiungo is in Huambo, Angola, at latitude -12.56598 and longitude 16.22589. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,818 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-12.56598, 16.22589

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.566° S 16.2259° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°33'57.5'' S 16°13'33.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33L 633174 8610550

Plus Code Open Location Code

5FVRC6MG+J9

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kmg890rmf

Latitude and longitude of Catchiungo

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -12.56598 16.22589
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.566° S 16.2259° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°33'57.5'' S 16°13'33.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°33.959' S 16°13.553' E

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12.566° S 16.2259° E
Catchiungo Parallel and meridian of Catchiungo Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Catchiungo

Distance to the equator 1,397 km (868 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,761 km (1,094 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,404 km (7,086 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,610 km (5,350 mi)
Elevation 1,818 m (5,965 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Catchiungo

Catchiungo lies on the same parallel as cities like Lima (Peru) and on the same meridian as cities like Vienna (Austria).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Catchiungo have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Catchiungo: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Catchiungo and Angola

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