La Paz Geographic coordinates

La Paz is in Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador, at latitude -3.701 and longitude -78.89673. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 956 m above sea level.

Flag of Ecuador Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador Southern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-3.701, -78.89673

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

3.701° S 78.8967° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

3°42'3.6'' S 78°53'48.2'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

17M 733609 9590646

Plus Code Open Location Code

678374X3+J8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

6prfuwm0h

Latitude and longitude of La Paz

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -3.701 -78.89673
Decimal Degrees (DD) 3.701° S 78.8967° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 3°42'3.6'' S 78°53'48.2'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 3°42.06' S 78°53.804' W

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3.701° S 78.8967° W
La Paz, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador Parallel and meridian of La Paz Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about La Paz

Distance to the equator 412 km (256 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,751 km (5,437 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,419 km (6,474 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,596 km (5,962 mi)
Elevation 956 m (3,136 ft)
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La Paz lies near the same parallel as cities like Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and near the same meridian as cities like Toronto (Canada).

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

More about La Paz and Ecuador

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