Muang Xay Geographic coordinates

Muang Xay is in Oudômxai, Laos, at latitude 20.69229 and longitude 101.98368. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 652 m above sea level.

Flag of Laos Oudômxai, Laos Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

20.69229, 101.98368

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

20.6923° N 101.9837° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

20°41'32.2'' N 101°59'1.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

47Q 810828 2290955

Plus Code Open Location Code

7PG3MXRM+WF

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

w78t8wyjr

Latitude and longitude of Muang Xay

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 20.69229 101.98368
Decimal Degrees (DD) 20.6923° N 101.9837° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 20°41'32.2'' N 101°59'1.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 20°41.537' N 101°59.021' E

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20.6923° N 101.9837° E
Muang Xay Parallel and meridian of Muang Xay Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Muang Xay

Distance to the equator 2,301 km (1,430 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,369 km (6,443 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,706 km (4,788 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,308 km (7,648 mi)
Elevation 652 m (2,139 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Muang Xay

Muang Xay lies near the same parallel as cities like Hanoi (Vietnam) and near the same meridian as cities like Kunming (China).

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

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