Democratic Republic of the Congo Geographic coordinates

Democratic Republic of the Congo is in Africa, at latitude -4.038333 and longitude 21.758664. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-4.038333, 21.758664

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

4.0383° S 21.7587° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

4°2'18'' S 21°45'31.2'' E

Latitude and longitude of Democratic Republic of the Congo

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -4.038333 21.758664
Decimal Degrees (DD) 4.0383° S 21.7587° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 4°2'18'' S 21°45'31.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 4°2.3' S 21°45.52' E

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4.0383° S 21.7587° E
Land of Democratic Republic of the Congo Central point (centroid) of Democratic Republic of the Congo Main cities

Geographic facts about Democratic Republic of the Congo

Distance to the equator 449 km (279 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,413 km (1,500 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,456 km (6,497 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,558 km (5,939 mi)
Area of Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,410 km² (905,567 mi²)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Population 84,068,091

Distances calculated from the central point of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa Latitude -4.32758 Longitude 15.31357 Lubumbashi Latitude -11.66089 Longitude 27.47938 Mbuji-Mayi Latitude -6.13603 Longitude 23.58979 Kananga Latitude -5.89624 Longitude 22.41659 Kisangani Latitude 0.51528 Longitude 25.19099 Bukavu Latitude -2.49077 Longitude 28.84281 Kolwezi Latitude -10.71484 Longitude 25.46674 Likasi Latitude -10.98303 Longitude 26.7384 Tshikapa Latitude -6.41621 Longitude 20.79995 Mbandaka Latitude 0.04865 Longitude 18.26034 Goma Latitude -1.67409 Longitude 29.22845 Matadi Latitude -5.83861 Longitude 13.46306 Uvira Latitude -3.39534 Longitude 29.13779 Bunia Latitude 1.55941 Longitude 30.25224 Boma Latitude -5.85098 Longitude 13.05364 Butembo Latitude 0.14164 Longitude 29.29117 Isiro Latitude 2.77391 Longitude 27.61603 Kikwit Latitude -5.04098 Longitude 18.81619 Masina Latitude -4.38361 Longitude 15.39139 Kindu Latitude -2.94373 Longitude 25.92237

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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 Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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