Bishoftu Geographic coordinates

Bishoftu is located at latitude 8.75225 and longitude 38.97846. It is part of Africa and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

8.75225, 38.97846

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

8.7523° N 38.9785° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

8°45'8.1'' N 38°58.708' E

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 Bishoftu have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Bishoftu with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Ethiopia

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 8.75225 38.97846
Decimal Degrees (DD) 8.7523° N 38.9785° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 8°45.135' N 38°58.708' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 8°45'8.1'' N 38°58'42.5'' E

Cities at the same latitude as Bishoftu

City Coordinates
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 8.35122, -62.64102
Barinas, Venezuela 8.62261, -70.20749
Mérida, Venezuela 8.58972, -71.15611
Montería, Colombia 8.74798, -75.88143
Panamá, Panama 8.9936, -79.51973

Cities at the same longitude as Bishoftu

City Coordinates
Krasnodar, Russia 45.04484, 38.97603
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9.02497, 38.74689
Taganrog, Russia 47.23617, 38.89688
Horlivka, Ukraine 48.33576, 38.05325
Rybinsk, Russia 58.0446, 38.84259