Bafoussam Geographic coordinates

Bafoussam is in West, Cameroon, at latitude 5.47775 and longitude 10.41759. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,438 m above sea level.

Flag of Cameroon West, Cameroon Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.47775, 10.41759

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.4778° N 10.4176° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°28'39.9'' N 10°25'3.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32N 657043 605660

Plus Code Open Location Code

6FQGFCH9+42

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

s0zrjj1y5

Latitude and longitude of Bafoussam

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.47775 10.41759
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.4778° N 10.4176° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°28'39.9'' N 10°25'3.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°28.665' N 10°25.055' E

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5.4778° N 10.4176° E
Bafoussam Parallel and meridian of Bafoussam Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bafoussam

Distance to the equator 609 km (378 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,153 km (716 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,398 km (5,840 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,616 km (6,597 mi)
Elevation 1,438 m (4,718 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bafoussam

Bafoussam lies near the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and on the same meridian as cities like Oslo (Norway).

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

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