Sourgoubila Geographic coordinates

Sourgoubila is in Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso, at latitude 12.41462 and longitude -1.80644. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 336 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.41462, -1.80644

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.4146° N 1.8064° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°24'52.6'' N 1°48'23.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30P 629736 1372693

Plus Code Open Location Code

7C4WC57V+RC

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

efnwwuh86

Latitude and longitude of Sourgoubila

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.41462 -1.80644
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.4146° N 1.8064° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°24'52.6'' N 1°48'23.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°24.877' N 1°48.386' W

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12.4146° N 1.8064° W
Sourgoubila Parallel and meridian of Sourgoubila Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Sourgoubila

Distance to the equator 1,380 km (858 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 196 km (122 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,627 km (5,360 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,387 km (7,076 mi)
Elevation 336 m (1,102 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Sourgoubila

Sourgoubila lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and on the same meridian as cities like Birmingham (United Kingdom).

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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 Sourgoubila 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 Sourgoubila: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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