Twifu Praso Geographic coordinates

Twifu Praso is in Central, Ghana, at latitude 5.61411 and longitude -1.5502. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 72 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.61411, -1.5502

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.6141° N 1.5502° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°36'50.8'' N 1°33'0.7'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

30N 660575 620747

Plus Code Open Location Code

6CQWJC7X+JW

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

ebyzuwp0t

Latitude and longitude of Twifu Praso

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.61411 -1.5502
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.6141° N 1.5502° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°36'50.8'' N 1°33'0.7'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°36.847' N 1°33.012' W

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5.6141° N 1.5502° W
Twifu Praso Parallel and meridian of Twifu Praso Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Twifu Praso

Distance to the equator 624 km (388 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 172 km (107 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,383 km (5,830 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,631 km (6,606 mi)
Elevation 72 m (236 ft)
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Twifu Praso lies near the same parallel as cities like Bogotá (Colombia) and on the same meridian as cities like Birmingham (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 Twifu Praso 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 Twifu Praso: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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