San Francisco de Cuapa Geographic coordinates

San Francisco de Cuapa is in Chontales Department, Nicaragua, at latitude 12.26875 and longitude -85.38205. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 320 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.26875, -85.38205

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.2688° N 85.3821° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°16'7.5'' N 85°22'55.4'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 675974 1356800

Plus Code Open Location Code

764P7J99+F5

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d45mc16ww

Latitude and longitude of San Francisco de Cuapa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.26875 -85.38205
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.2688° N 85.3821° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°16'7.5'' N 85°22'55.4'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°16.125' N 85°22.923' W

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12.2688° N 85.3821° W
San Francisco de Cuapa Parallel and meridian of San Francisco de Cuapa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about San Francisco de Cuapa

Distance to the equator 1,364 km (848 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,228 km (5,734 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,643 km (5,370 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,371 km (7,066 mi)
Elevation 320 m (1,050 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of San Francisco de Cuapa

San Francisco de Cuapa lies on the same parallel as cities like Bengaluru (India) and near the same meridian as cities like Indianapolis (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 San Francisco de Cuapa 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 San Francisco de Cuapa: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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