Arapiraca Geographic coordinates

Arapiraca is located at latitude -9.7525 and longitude -36.66111. It is part of South America and the southern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

-9.7525, -36.66111

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

9.7525° S 36.6611° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°45'9'' S 36°39.667' W

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 Arapiraca have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Arapiraca with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Brazil

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard -9.7525 -36.66111
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.7525° S 36.6611° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°45.15' S 36°39.667' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°45'9'' S 36°39'40'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Arapiraca

City Coordinates
Maceió, Brazil -9.66583, -35.73528
Chimbote, Peru -9.08528, -78.57833
Rio Branco, Brazil -9.97472, -67.81
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea -9.47723, 147.15089
Petrolina, Brazil -9.39861, -40.50083

Cities at the same longitude as Arapiraca

City Coordinates
Garanhuns, Brazil -8.88202, -36.50216
Santa Cruz, Brazil -6.22944, -36.02278
Macau, Brazil -5.115, -36.63444
Santa Luzia, Brazil -6.87222, -36.91861
Cachoeirinha, Brazil -8.48639, -36.23306