Bukavu Geographic coordinates

Bukavu is in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at latitude -2.49077 and longitude 28.84281. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,631 m above sea level.

Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-2.49077, 28.84281

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

2.4908° S 28.8428° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

2°29'26.8'' S 28°50'34.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35M 704902 9724550

Plus Code Open Location Code

6G9CGR5V+M4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kxs9b6ddn

Latitude and longitude of Bukavu

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -2.49077 28.84281
Decimal Degrees (DD) 2.4908° S 28.8428° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 2°29'26.8'' S 28°50'34.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 2°29.446' S 28°50.569' E

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2.4908° S 28.8428° E
Bukavu Parallel and meridian of Bukavu Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Bukavu

Distance to the equator 277 km (172 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,204 km (1,991 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,284 km (6,390 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,730 km (6,046 mi)
Elevation 1,631 m (5,351 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Bukavu

Bukavu lies on the same parallel as cities like Guayaquil (Ecuador) and on the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).

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

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