Assimpao Geographic coordinates

Assimpao is in Anjouan, Comoros, at latitude -12.23306 and longitude 44.31972. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 125 m above sea level.

Flag of Comoros Anjouan, Comoros Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-12.23306, 44.31972

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.2331° S 44.3197° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°13'59'' S 44°19'11'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38L 426008 8647582

Plus Code Open Location Code

5HV6Q889+QV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kvzd2t09k

Latitude and longitude of Assimpao

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -12.23306 44.31972
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.2331° S 44.3197° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°13'59'' S 44°19'11'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°13.984' S 44°19.183' E

Interactive coordinate map

Explore the location of Assimpao: drag the map and watch how the coordinates change.  

Activate Flat Map to use this option.

12.2331° S 44.3197° E
Assimpao Parallel and meridian of Assimpao Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Assimpao

Distance to the equator 1,360 km (845 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,810 km (2,989 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,367 km (7,063 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,647 km (5,373 mi)
Elevation 125 m (410 ft)
Local time

Cities near the latitude and longitude of Assimpao

Assimpao lies on the same parallel as cities like Lima (Peru) and on the same meridian as cities like Baghdad (Iraq).

Map with cities near the latitude or longitude of Assimpao

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

More about Assimpao and Comoros

Antipode of Comoros → Distances from Comoros → Comoros Population →