Kinshasa Geographic coordinates

Kinshasa is in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at latitude -4.32758 and longitude 15.31357. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 281 m above sea level.

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

-4.32758, 15.31357

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

4.3276° S 15.3136° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

4°19'39.3'' S 15°18'48.9'' E

Latitude and longitude of Kinshasa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -4.32758 15.31357
Decimal Degrees (DD) 4.3276° S 15.3136° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 4°19'39.3'' S 15°18'48.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 4°19.655' S 15°18.814' E

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4.3276° S 15.3136° E
Kinshasa Parallel and meridian of Kinshasa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kinshasa

Distance to the equator 481 km (299 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,698 km (1,055 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,488 km (6,517 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,526 km (5,919 mi)
Elevation 281 m (922 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kinshasa

Kinshasa lies near the same parallel as cities like Fortaleza (Brazil) and near the same meridian as cities like Prague (Czechia).

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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 Kinshasa 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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