Kumasi Geographic coordinates

Kumasi is located at latitude 6.68848 and longitude -1.62443. It is part of Africa and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

6.68848, -1.62443

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

6.6885° N 1.6244° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°41'18.5'' N 1°37.466' W

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 Kumasi have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Kumasi with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Ghana

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 6.68848 -1.62443
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.6885° N 1.6244° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°41.309' N 1°37.466' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°41'18.5'' N 1°37'27.9'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Kumasi

City Coordinates
Lagos, Nigeria 6.45407, 3.39467
Medellín, Colombia 6.25184, -75.56359
Georgetown, Guyana 6.80448, -58.15527
Monrovia, Liberia 6.30054, -10.7969
Benin City, Nigeria 6.33815, 5.62575

Cities at the same longitude as Kumasi

City Coordinates
Birmingham, United Kingdom 52.48142, -1.89983
Sheffield, United Kingdom 53.38297, -1.4659
Leeds, United Kingdom 53.79648, -1.54785
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 12.36566, -1.53388
Murcia, Spain 37.98704, -1.13004