Bobo-Dioulasso Geographic coordinates

Bobo-Dioulasso is in Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso, at latitude 11.18064 and longitude -4.29489. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 453 m above sea level.

Flag of Burkina Faso Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

11.18064, -4.29489

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

11.1806° N 4.2949° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

11°10'50.3'' N 4°17'41.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30P 358617 1236263

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C3Q5PJ4+72

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ecuzw72ec

Latitude and longitude of Bobo-Dioulasso

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 11.18064 -4.29489
Decimal Degrees (DD) 11.1806° N 4.2949° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 11°10'50.3'' N 4°17'41.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 11°10.838' N 4°17.693' W

Interactive coordinate map

Explore the location of Bobo-Dioulasso: drag the map and watch how the coordinates change.  

Activate Flat Map to use this option.

11.1806° N 4.2949° W
Bobo-Dioulasso Parallel and meridian of Bobo-Dioulasso Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bobo-Dioulasso

Distance to the equator 1,243 km (772 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 468 km (291 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,764 km (5,446 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,250 km (6,991 mi)
Elevation 453 m (1,486 ft)
Local time

Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bobo-Dioulasso

Bobo-Dioulasso lies near the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and near the same meridian as cities like Madrid (Spain).

Map with cities near the latitude or longitude of Bobo-Dioulasso

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 Bobo-Dioulasso 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 Bobo-Dioulasso: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Bobo-Dioulasso and Burkina Faso

Antipode of Burkina Faso → Distances from Burkina Faso → Burkina Faso Population →