Nicaragua Geographic coordinates

Nicaragua is in America, at latitude 12.865416 and longitude -85.207229. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of Nicaragua America Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.865416, -85.207229

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.8654° N 85.2072° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°51'55.5'' N 85°12'26'' W

Latitude and longitude of Nicaragua

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.865416 -85.207229
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.8654° N 85.2072° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°51'55.5'' N 85°12'26'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°51.925' N 85°12.434' W

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12.8654° N 85.2072° W
Land of Nicaragua Central point (centroid) of Nicaragua Main cities

Geographic facts about Nicaragua

Distance to the equator 1,431 km (889 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,183 km (5,706 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,577 km (5,329 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,438 km (7,107 mi)
Area of Nicaragua 129,494 km² (49,998 mi²)
Nicaragua Population 6,465,513

Distances calculated from the central point of Nicaragua.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Nicaragua

Managua Latitude 12.13282 Longitude -86.2504 León Latitude 12.43527 Longitude -86.87862 Granada Latitude 11.93062 Longitude -85.95368 Masaya Latitude 11.97316 Longitude -86.09587 Chinandega Latitude 12.62951 Longitude -87.13133 Matagalpa Latitude 12.92795 Longitude -85.91906 Bluefields Latitude 12.01292 Longitude -83.76449 Jinotega Latitude 13.09103 Longitude -86.00234 Rivas Latitude 11.43977 Longitude -85.82749 Ciudad Sandino Latitude 12.15889 Longitude -86.34417 Juigalpa Latitude 12.10591 Longitude -85.36549 Jinotepe Latitude 11.84828 Longitude -86.19916 Boaco Latitude 12.47255 Longitude -85.65956 San Marcos Latitude 11.90949 Longitude -86.20351 Ocotal Latitude 13.63222 Longitude -86.47399 Somoto Latitude 13.4841 Longitude -86.58229 San Carlos Latitude 11.12711 Longitude -84.77794 El Sauce Latitude 12.88687 Longitude -86.53903 Dolores Latitude 11.85624 Longitude -86.21582 San Lorenzo Latitude 12.3783 Longitude -85.66646

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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 Nicaragua 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.

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