Onitsha Geographic coordinates

Onitsha is in Anambra, Nigeria, at latitude 6.14978 and longitude 6.78569. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 57 m above sea level.

Flag of Nigeria Anambra, Nigeria Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

6.14978, 6.78569

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.1498° N 6.7857° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°8'59.2'' N 6°47'8.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

32N 254951 680269

Plus Code Open Location Code

6FR84QXP+W7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

s1hffrt1n

Latitude and longitude of Onitsha

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.14978 6.78569
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.1498° N 6.7857° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°8'59.2'' N 6°47'8.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°8.987' N 6°47.141' E

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6.1498° N 6.7857° E
Onitsha Parallel and meridian of Onitsha Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Onitsha

Distance to the equator 684 km (425 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 750 km (466 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,323 km (5,793 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,691 km (6,643 mi)
Elevation 57 m (187 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Onitsha

Onitsha lies on the same parallel as cities like Medellín (Colombia) and near the same meridian as cities like Bern (Switzerland).

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

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