Burkina Faso Geographic coordinates

Burkina Faso is in Africa, at latitude 12.238333 and longitude -1.561593. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

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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°33'41.7'' W

Latitude and longitude of Burkina Faso

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

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12.2383° N 1.5616° W
Land of Burkina Faso Central point (centroid) of Burkina Faso Main cities

Geographic facts about Burkina Faso

Distance to the equator 1,361 km (846 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 170 km (105 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,646 km (5,373 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,368 km (7,064 mi)
Area of Burkina Faso 274,200 km² (105,869 mi²)
Burkina Faso Population 19,751,535

Distances calculated from the central point of Burkina Faso.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou Latitude 12.36566 Longitude -1.53388 Bobo-Dioulasso Latitude 11.18064 Longitude -4.29489 Banfora Latitude 10.64064 Longitude -4.75285 Tenkodogo Latitude 11.78442 Longitude -0.37184 Koudougou Latitude 12.25188 Longitude -2.36694 Bama Latitude 12.0357 Longitude -4.3987 Saaba Latitude 12.37136 Longitude -1.41468 Gao Latitude 11.64967 Longitude -2.17777 Ouahigouya Latitude 13.5769 Longitude -2.41786 Kaya Latitude 13.0883 Longitude -1.08368 Pouytenga Latitude 12.25162 Longitude -0.42565 Houndé Latitude 11.5 Longitude -3.51667 Fada N'gourma Latitude 12.06157 Longitude 0.35843 Nioko I Latitude 12.39501 Longitude -1.43861 Dédougou Latitude 12.4636 Longitude -3.46075 Djibo Latitude 14.09864 Longitude -1.62665 Kongoussi Latitude 13.32583 Longitude -1.53472 Léo Latitude 11.10033 Longitude -2.10654 Koupéla Latitude 12.17864 Longitude -0.35103 Titao Latitude 13.76667 Longitude -2.06667

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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 Burkina Faso 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.

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