Quito Geographic coordinates

Quito is in Pichincha, Ecuador, at latitude -0.22985 and longitude -78.52495. It lies in the southern and western hemispheres, about 2,854 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-0.22985, -78.52495

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

0.2299° S 78.525° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

0°13'47.5'' S 78°31'29.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

17M 775495 9974571

Plus Code Open Location Code

67F3QFCG+32

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

6rbntn5vh

Latitude and longitude of Quito

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -0.22985 -78.52495
Decimal Degrees (DD) 0.2299° S 78.525° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 0°13'47.5'' S 78°31'29.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 0°13.791' S 78°31.497' W

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0.2299° S 78.525° W
Quito Parallel and meridian of Quito Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Quito

Distance to the equator 26 km (16 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,731 km (5,425 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 10,033 km (6,234 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 9,982 km (6,202 mi)
Elevation 2,854 m (9,364 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Quito

Quito lies near the same parallel as cities like Kampala (Uganda) 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 Quito 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 Quito: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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