Eritrea Geographic coordinates

Eritrea is in Africa, at latitude 15.179384 and longitude 39.782334. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Flag of Eritrea Africa Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

15.179384, 39.782334

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

15.1794° N 39.7823° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

15°10'45.8'' N 39°46'56.4'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37P 584038 1678317

Plus Code Open Location Code

7G7X5QHJ+QW

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sfsq372d7

Latitude and longitude of Eritrea

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 15.179384 39.782334
Decimal Degrees (DD) 15.1794° N 39.7823° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 15°10'45.8'' N 39°46'56.4'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 15°10.763' N 39°46.94' E

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15.1794° N 39.7823° E
Land of Eritrea Central point (centroid) of Eritrea Main cities

Geographic facts about Eritrea

Distance to the equator 1,688 km (1,049 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,263 km (2,649 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,319 km (5,169 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,695 km (7,267 mi)
Area of Eritrea 121,320 km² (46,842 mi²)
Eritrea Population 6,209,262

Distances calculated from the central point of Eritrea.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Eritrea

Asmara Latitude 15.33805 Longitude 38.93184 Keren Latitude 15.77792 Longitude 38.45107 Assab Latitude 13.00917 Longitude 42.73944 Himora Latitude 14.30427 Longitude 36.60601 Massawa Latitude 15.60811 Longitude 39.47455 Mendefera Latitude 14.88722 Longitude 38.81528 Barentu Latitude 15.10582 Longitude 37.59067 Adi Keyh Latitude 14.84444 Longitude 39.37722 Edd Latitude 13.93088 Longitude 41.6938 Dek’emhāre Latitude 15.07 Longitude 39.0475 Ak’ordat Latitude 15.54798 Longitude 37.88291 Dbarwa Latitude 15.09683 Longitude 38.83331 Āreza Latitude 14.92694 Longitude 38.56583 Teseney Latitude 15.11 Longitude 36.6575 Dehalak’ Kebīr Latitude 15.68333 Longitude 40.01667 Badme Latitude 14.7275 Longitude 37.80306 Quandeba Latitude 15.50914 Longitude 38.87825 Mai-Mne Latitude 14.55438 Longitude 38.50292

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 Eritrea 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: the approximate geographic center of Eritrea, a representative point within the country's territory.

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