Akim Swedru Geographic coordinates

Akim Swedru is in Eastern, Ghana, at latitude 5.8938 and longitude -1.01636. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 140 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.8938, -1.01636

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.8938° N 1.0164° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°53'37.7'' N 1°0'58.9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30N 719614 651855

Plus Code Open Location Code

6CQWVXVM+GF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ecp38bgvv

Latitude and longitude of Akim Swedru

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.8938 -1.01636
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.8938° N 1.0164° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°53'37.7'' N 1°0'58.9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°53.628' N 1°0.982' W

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5.8938° N 1.0164° W
Akim Swedru Parallel and meridian of Akim Swedru Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Akim Swedru

Distance to the equator 655 km (407 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 112 km (70 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,352 km (5,811 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,662 km (6,625 mi)
Elevation 140 m (459 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Akim Swedru

Akim Swedru lies near the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and near the same meridian as cities like London (United Kingdom).

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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 Akim Swedru 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 at the center of Akim Swedru: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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