Matagalpa Geographic coordinates

Matagalpa is in Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua, at latitude 12.92795 and longitude -85.91906. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, about 689 m above sea level.

Flag of Nicaragua Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.92795, -85.91906

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.928° N 85.9191° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°55'40.6'' N 85°55'8.6'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 617259 1429415

Plus Code Open Location Code

764PW3HJ+59

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

d46csc7wu

Latitude and longitude of Matagalpa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.92795 -85.91906
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.928° N 85.9191° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°55'40.6'' N 85°55'8.6'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°55.677' N 85°55.144' W

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12.928° N 85.9191° W
Matagalpa Parallel and meridian of Matagalpa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Matagalpa

Distance to the equator 1,437 km (893 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,256 km (5,751 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,570 km (5,325 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,445 km (7,111 mi)
Elevation 689 m (2,260 ft)
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Matagalpa lies near the same parallel as cities like Bangkok (Thailand) and near the same meridian as cities like Cancún (Mexico).

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

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