La Rioja Geographic coordinates

La Rioja is in La Rioja, Argentina, at latitude -29.41328 and longitude -66.85637. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 493 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-29.41328, -66.85637

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.4133° S 66.8564° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°24'47.8'' S 66°51'22.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

19J 707979 6744314

Plus Code Open Location Code

572MH4PV+MF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

6db2wtkxj

Latitude and longitude of La Rioja

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -29.41328 -66.85637
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.4133° S 66.8564° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°24'47.8'' S 66°51'22.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°24.797' S 66°51.382' W

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29.4133° S 66.8564° W
La Rioja Parallel and meridian of La Rioja Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about La Rioja

Distance to the equator 3,270 km (2,032 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,377 km (3,963 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,278 km (8,250 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,737 km (4,186 mi)
Elevation 493 m (1,617 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of La Rioja

La Rioja lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Norfolk Island) and on the same meridian as cities like Caracas (Venezuela).

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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 La Rioja 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 La Rioja: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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