Jiquilillo Geographic coordinates

Jiquilillo is in Chinandega Department, Nicaragua, at latitude 12.74593 and longitude -87.4516. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.74593, -87.4516

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.7459° N 87.4516° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°44'45.3'' N 87°27'5.8'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 450978 1409082

Plus Code Open Location Code

764JPGWX+99

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d43b9brdq

Latitude and longitude of Jiquilillo

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.74593 -87.4516
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.7459° N 87.4516° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°44'45.3'' N 87°27'5.8'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°44.756' N 87°27.096' W

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12.7459° N 87.4516° W
Jiquilillo Parallel and meridian of Jiquilillo Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Jiquilillo

Distance to the equator 1,417 km (881 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,427 km (5,857 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,590 km (5,337 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,424 km (7,099 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Jiquilillo

Jiquilillo lies on the same parallel as cities like Bengaluru (India) and on the same meridian as cities like Chicago (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 Jiquilillo 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 Jiquilillo: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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