Chennai Geographic coordinates

Chennai is located at latitude 13.08784 and longitude 80.27847. It is part of Asia and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

13.08784, 80.27847

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

13.0878° N 80.2785° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

13°5'16.2'' N 80°16.708' E

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 Chennai have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Chennai with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of India

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 13.08784 80.27847
Decimal Degrees (DD) 13.0878° N 80.2785° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 13°5.27' N 80°16.708' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 13°5'16.2'' N 80°16'42.5'' E

Cities at the same latitude as Chennai

City Coordinates
Bangkok, Thailand 13.75398, 100.50144
San Salvador, El Salvador 13.68935, -89.18718
Soyapango, El Salvador 13.71024, -89.13989
Santa Ana, El Salvador 13.99417, -89.55972
San Miguel, El Salvador 13.48333, -88.18333

Cities at the same longitude as Chennai

City Coordinates
Kanpur, India 26.46523, 80.34975
Lucknow, India 26.83928, 80.92313
Vijayawada, India 16.50745, 80.6466
Guntur, India 16.29974, 80.45729
Huocheng, China 44.05305, 80.87173