Madang Geographic coordinates
Madang is in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, at latitude -5.22152 and longitude 145.78695. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.
Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Southern · Eastern Hemisphere -5.22152, 145.78695
5.2215° S 145.787° E
5°13'17.5'' S 145°47'13'' E
Latitude and longitude of Madang
| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal standard | -5.22152 | 145.78695 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 5.2215° S | 145.787° E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 5°13'17.5'' S | 145°47'13'' E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 5°13.291' S | 145°47.217' E |
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Geographic facts about Madang
Cities near the latitude and longitude of Madang
Madang lies near the same parallel as cities like Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and near the same meridian as cities like Melbourne (Australia).
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Cities near the same latitude
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Latitude -4.32758 Longitude 15.31357
- Jakarta, Indonesia Latitude -6.21462 Longitude 106.84513
- Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Latitude -4.26613 Longitude 15.28318
- Piura, Peru Latitude -5.18192 Longitude -80.65715
- Natal, Brazil Latitude -5.795 Longitude -35.20944
Cities near the same longitude
- Melbourne, Australia Latitude -37.814 Longitude 144.96332
- Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Latitude 15.21233 Longitude 145.7545
- Cairns, Australia Latitude -16.92366 Longitude 145.76613
- Shepparton, Australia Latitude -36.38047 Longitude 145.39867
- St Albans, Australia Latitude -37.74496 Longitude 144.80049
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 Madang 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.