Oaxaca Geographic coordinates

Oaxaca is in Oaxaca, Mexico, at latitude 17.06025 and longitude -96.72544. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,571 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

17.06025, -96.72544

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.0603° N 96.7254° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°3'36.9'' N 96°43'31.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

14Q 742087 1887630

Plus Code Open Location Code

7695376F+3R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

9g51ncwxj

Latitude and longitude of Oaxaca

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 17.06025 -96.72544
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.0603° N 96.7254° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°3'36.9'' N 96°43'31.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°3.615' N 96°43.526' W

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17.0603° N 96.7254° W
Oaxaca Parallel and meridian of Oaxaca Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Oaxaca

Distance to the equator 1,897 km (1,179 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,141 km (6,301 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,110 km (5,039 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,904 km (7,397 mi)
Elevation 1,571 m (5,154 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Oaxaca

Oaxaca lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Jamaica) and on the same meridian as cities like Dallas (United States).

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

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