Paech’ŏn-ŭp Geographic coordinates

Paech’ŏn-ŭp is in South Hwanghae, North Korea, at latitude 37.99306 and longitude 126.30139. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of North Korea South Hwanghae, North Korea Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

37.99306, 126.30139

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

37.9931° N 126.3014° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

37°59'35'' N 126°18'5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

52S 263026 4208482

Plus Code Open Location Code

8Q98X8V2+6H

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wycb4h3ve

Latitude and longitude of Paech’ŏn-ŭp

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 37.99306 126.30139
Decimal Degrees (DD) 37.9931° N 126.3014° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 37°59'35'' N 126°18'5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 37°59.584' N 126°18.083' E

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37.9931° N 126.3014° E
Paech’ŏn-ŭp Parallel and meridian of Paech’ŏn-ŭp Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Paech’ŏn-ŭp

Distance to the equator 4,224 km (2,625 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 9,936 km (6,174 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,783 km (3,593 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,231 km (8,843 mi)
Elevation 32 m (105 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Paech’ŏn-ŭp

Paech’ŏn-ŭp lies on the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and near the same meridian as cities like Dili (Timor Leste).

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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 Paech’ŏn-ŭp 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 Paech’ŏn-ŭp: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

More about Paech’ŏn-ŭp and North Korea

Antipode of North Korea → Distances from North Korea → North Korea Population →