Burkina Faso Geographic coordinates

Burkina Faso is located at latitude 12.238333 and longitude -1.561593. It is part of Africa and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

12.238333, -1.561593

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

12.2383° N 1.5616° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°14'18'' N 1°33.696' 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 Burkina Faso have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Burkina Faso with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Burkina Faso

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 12.238333 -1.561593
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.2383° N 1.5616° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°14.3' N 1°33.696' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°14'18'' N 1°33'41.7'' W

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Burkina Faso

City Coordinates
Ouagadougou 12.36566, -1.53388
Bobo-Dioulasso 11.17715, -4.2979
Banfora 10.63333, -4.76667
Tenkodogo 11.78, -0.36972
Koudougou 12.25263, -2.36272
Ouahigouya 13.58278, -2.42158
Dedugu 12.46338, -3.46075
Kaya 13.09167, -1.08444
Dori 14.0354, -0.0345
Réo 12.31963, -2.47094
Hunde 11.5, -3.51667
Fada N'gourma 12.06157, 0.35843
Kupela 12.17864, -0.35103
Kombissiri 12.06884, -1.33644
Garango 11.8, -0.55056
Nouna 12.72939, -3.86305
Léo 11.10033, -2.10654
Kongoussi 13.32583, -1.53472
Diapaga 12.07305, 1.78838
Kokologo 12.19392, -1.87687

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