Quetzaltenango Geographic coordinates

Quetzaltenango is in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, at latitude 14.84462 and longitude -91.52316. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 2,351 m above sea level.

Flag of Guatemala Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

14.84462, -91.52316

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

14.8446° N 91.5232° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

14°50'40.6'' N 91°31'23.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

15P 658901 1641665

Plus Code Open Location Code

766CRFVG+RP

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

9fwumq6u5

Latitude and longitude of Quetzaltenango

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 14.84462 -91.52316
Decimal Degrees (DD) 14.8446° N 91.5232° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 14°50'40.6'' N 91°31'23.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 14°50.677' N 91°31.39' W

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14.8446° N 91.5232° W
Quetzaltenango Parallel and meridian of Quetzaltenango Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Quetzaltenango

Distance to the equator 1,651 km (1,026 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,747 km (6,057 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,356 km (5,192 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,658 km (7,244 mi)
Elevation 2,351 m (7,713 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Quetzaltenango

Quetzaltenango lies on the same parallel as cities like Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and near the same meridian as cities like Tapachula (Mexico).

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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 Quetzaltenango 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 Quetzaltenango: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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