Ethiopia Geographic coordinates

Ethiopia is in Africa, at latitude 9.145 and longitude 40.489673. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres.

Africa Northern · Eastern Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.145, 40.489673

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.145° N 40.4897° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°8'42'' N 40°29'22.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37P 663688 1011221

Plus Code Open Location Code

6HX24FVQ+XV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

scsu12g9m

Latitude and longitude of Ethiopia

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	9.145	40.489673
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	9.145° N	40.4897° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	9°8'42'' N	40°29'22.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	9°8.7' N	40°29.38' E

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9.145° N 40.4897° E

Land of Ethiopia Central point (centroid) of Ethiopia Main cities

Geographic facts about Ethiopia

Distance to the equator 1,017 km (632 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,442 km (2,760 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 8,990 km (5,586 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 11,024 km (6,850 mi)

Area of Ethiopia 1,127,127 km² (435,186 mi²)

Ethiopia Population 109,224,559

Distances calculated from the central point of Ethiopia.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Ethiopia

Addis Ababa Latitude 9.02497 Longitude 38.74689 Jijiga Latitude 9.35 Longitude 42.8 Gonder Latitude 12.6 Longitude 37.46667 Bahir Dar Latitude 11.59364 Longitude 37.39077 Dire Dawa Latitude 9.59306 Longitude 41.86611 Dessie Latitude 11.13333 Longitude 39.63333 Jimma Latitude 7.67344 Longitude 36.83441 Mek'ele Latitude 13.49667 Longitude 39.47528 Nazrēt Latitude 8.55 Longitude 39.26667 Warder Latitude 6.97444 Longitude 45.34083 Awasa Latitude 7.06205 Longitude 38.47635 Shashamane Latitude 7.2 Longitude 38.6 Sodo Latitude 6.86 Longitude 37.76159 Arba Minch Latitude 6.03333 Longitude 37.55 Harar Latitude 9.31387 Longitude 42.11815 Debre Birhan Latitude 9.67954 Longitude 39.53262 Kombolcha Latitude 11.08155 Longitude 39.74339 Bishoftu Latitude 8.75225 Longitude 38.97846 Hosa’ina Latitude 7.54978 Longitude 37.85374 Dīla Latitude 6.41667 Longitude 38.31667

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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 Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, a representative point within the country's territory.

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