Nicaragua Geographic coordinates

Nicaragua is located at latitude 12.865416 and longitude -85.207229. It is part of America and the northern 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°12.434' 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 Nicaragua have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Nicaragua with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Nicaragua

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

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Nicaragua

City Coordinates
Managua 12.13282, -86.2504
León 12.43787, -86.87804
Granada 11.92988, -85.95602
Masaya 11.97444, -86.09417
Chinandega 12.62937, -87.13105
Matagalpa 12.92559, -85.91747
Bluefields 12.01366, -83.76353
Jinotega 13.09103, -86.00234
Rivas 11.43716, -85.82632
Juigalpa 12.10629, -85.36452
Ciudad Sandino 12.15889, -86.34417
Jinotepe 11.84962, -86.19903
Boaco 12.47224, -85.6586
San Marcos 11.90949, -86.20351
Ocotal 13.63208, -86.47516
Somoto 13.48082, -86.58208
San Carlos 11.1236, -84.77795
El Sauce 12.88687, -86.53903
Dolores 11.85672, -86.21552
San Lorenzo 12.3783, -85.66646

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