Benin Geographic coordinates

Benin is in Africa, at latitude 9.30769 and longitude 2.315834. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Flag of Benin Africa Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.30769, 2.315834

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.3077° N 2.3158° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°18'27.7'' N 2°18'57'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

31P 424864 1028942

Plus Code Open Location Code

6FX48858+38

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

s19suwqm4

Latitude and longitude of Benin

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 9.30769 2.315834
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.3077° N 2.3158° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°18'27.7'' N 2°18'57'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°18.461' N 2°18.95' E

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9.3077° N 2.3158° E
Land of Benin Central point (centroid) of Benin Main cities

Geographic facts about Benin

Distance to the equator 1,035 km (643 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 254 km (158 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,972 km (5,575 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,042 km (6,861 mi)
Area of Benin 112,620 km² (43,483 mi²)
Benin Population 11,485,048

Distances calculated from the central point of Benin.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Benin

Porto-Novo Latitude 6.49646 Longitude 2.60359 Cotonou Latitude 6.36536 Longitude 2.41833 Abomey-Calavi Latitude 6.44852 Longitude 2.35566 Parakou Latitude 9.33716 Longitude 2.63031 Djougou Latitude 9.70853 Longitude 1.66598 Bohicon Latitude 7.17826 Longitude 2.0667 Godomè Latitude 6.38948 Longitude 2.34581 Abomey Latitude 7.18286 Longitude 1.99119 Nikki Latitude 9.94009 Longitude 3.21075 Ouidah Latitude 6.36307 Longitude 2.08506 Lokossa Latitude 6.63869 Longitude 1.71674 Kandi Latitude 11.13417 Longitude 2.93861 Natitingou Latitude 10.30416 Longitude 1.37962 Ekpé Latitude 6.39209 Longitude 2.53725 Malanville Latitude 11.86819 Longitude 3.38327 Kérou Latitude 10.82578 Longitude 2.10479 Pobé Latitude 6.98008 Longitude 2.6649 Bassila Latitude 9.00814 Longitude 1.6654 Tchaourou Latitude 8.88649 Longitude 2.59753 Cové Latitude 7.22097 Longitude 2.34017

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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 Benin 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: the approximate geographic center of Benin, a representative point within the country's territory.

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