Ghana Geographic coordinates

Ghana is in Africa, at latitude 7.946527 and longitude -1.023194. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of Ghana Africa Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

7.946527, -1.023194

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

7.9465° N 1.0232° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

7°56'47.5'' N 1°1'23.5'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30N 717913 878906

Plus Code Open Location Code

6CVWWXWG+JP

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ecrm0wwgv

Latitude and longitude of Ghana

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 7.946527 -1.023194
Decimal Degrees (DD) 7.9465° N 1.0232° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 7°56'47.5'' N 1°1'23.5'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 7°56.792' N 1°1.392' W

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7.9465° N 1.0232° W
Land of Ghana Central point (centroid) of Ghana Main cities

Geographic facts about Ghana

Distance to the equator 884 km (549 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 113 km (70 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,123 km (5,669 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,891 km (6,767 mi)
Area of Ghana 239,460 km² (92,456 mi²)
Ghana Population 29,767,108

Distances calculated from the central point of Ghana.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Ghana

Accra Latitude 5.55602 Longitude -0.1969 Kumasi Latitude 6.68848 Longitude -1.62443 Tamale Latitude 9.40079 Longitude -0.8393 Cape Coast Latitude 5.10535 Longitude -1.2466 Takoradi Latitude 4.89816 Longitude -1.76029 Ashaiman Latitude 5.69951 Longitude -0.03484 Tema Latitude 5.6698 Longitude -0.01657 Koforidua Latitude 6.09408 Longitude -0.25913 Sekondi Latitude 4.93422 Longitude -1.71454 Sunyani Latitude 7.33991 Longitude -2.32676 Techiman Latitude 7.59054 Longitude -1.93947 Wa Latitude 10.06069 Longitude -2.50192 Nungua Latitude 5.60105 Longitude -0.07713 Atsiaman Latitude 5.69775 Longitude -0.32824 Obuase Latitude 6.20228 Longitude -1.66796 Tafo Latitude 6.73156 Longitude -1.6137 Teshi Old Town Latitude 5.58365 Longitude -0.10722 Sekondi-Takoradi Latitude 4.92678 Longitude -1.75773 Ho Latitude 6.60084 Longitude 0.4713 Amanfrom Latitude 5.53532 Longitude -0.39827

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

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