Dire Dawa Geographic coordinates

Dire Dawa is in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, at latitude 9.59306 and longitude 41.86611. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,204 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

9.59306, 41.86611

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

9.5931° N 41.8661° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°35'35'' N 41°51'58'' E

Latitude and longitude of Dire Dawa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 9.59306 41.86611
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.5931° N 41.8661° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°35'35'' N 41°51'58'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°35.584' N 41°51.967' E

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9.5931° N 41.8661° E
Dire Dawa Parallel and meridian of Dire Dawa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Dire Dawa

Distance to the equator 1,067 km (663 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,587 km (2,850 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,940 km (5,555 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,074 km (6,881 mi)
Elevation 1,204 m (3,950 ft)
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Dire Dawa lies near the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and on the same meridian as cities like Stavropol (Russia).

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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 Dire Dawa 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.

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