Oaxaca Geographic coordinates

Oaxaca is located at latitude 17.06542 and longitude -96.72365. It is part of America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

17.06542, -96.72365

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

17.0654° N 96.7237° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°3'55.5'' N 96°43.419' 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 Oaxaca have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Oaxaca with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Mexico

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 17.06542 -96.72365
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.0654° N 96.7237° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°3.925' N 96°43.419' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°3'55.5'' N 96°43'25.1'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Oaxaca

City Coordinates
Kingston, Jamaica 17.99702, -76.79358
Belmopan, Belize 17.25, -88.76667
Hyderābād, India 17.38405, 78.45636
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.2955, -62.72499
Villahermosa, Mexico 17.98689, -92.93028

Cities at the same longitude as Oaxaca

City Coordinates
Dallas, United States 32.78306, -96.80667
Veracruz, Mexico 19.18095, -96.1429
Plano, United States 33.01984, -96.69889
Lincoln, United States 40.8, -96.66696
Garland, United States 32.91262, -96.63888