South Africa Geographic coordinates

South Africa is in Africa, at latitude -30.559482 and longitude 22.937506. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres.

Africa Southern · Eastern Hemisphere

Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-30.559482, 22.937506

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.5595° S 22.9375° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°33'34.1'' S 22°56'15'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

34J 685828 6617619

Plus Code Open Location Code

4GX4CWRQ+62

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kd861uyd4

Latitude and longitude of South Africa

System	Description	Lat. Latitude	Long. Longitude
Decimal standard	Numeric format used in software and APIs	-30.559482	22.937506
Decimal Degrees (DD)	Degrees with a decimal fraction and hemisphere	30.5595° S	22.9375° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS)	Classic sexagesimal notation used on maps	30°33'34.1'' S	22°56'15'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM)	Used in navigation and nautical charting	30°33.569' S	22°56.25' E

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30.5595° S 22.9375° E

Land of South Africa Central point (centroid) of South Africa Main cities

Geographic facts about South Africa

Distance to the equator 3,398 km (2,111 mi)

Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,192 km (1,362 mi)

Distance to the North Pole 13,405 km (8,329 mi)

Distance to the South Pole 6,609 km (4,107 mi)

Area of South Africa 1,219,912 km² (471,010 mi²)

South Africa Population 57,779,622

Distances calculated from the central point of South Africa.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of South Africa

Johannesburg Latitude -26.20227 Longitude 28.04363 Cape Town Latitude -33.92584 Longitude 18.42322 Pretoria Latitude -25.74486 Longitude 28.18783 Durban Latitude -29.8579 Longitude 31.0292 Soweto Latitude -26.26781 Longitude 27.85849 Pietermaritzburg Latitude -29.61679 Longitude 30.39278 Bloemfontein Latitude -29.12107 Longitude 26.214 Gqeberha Latitude -33.96109 Longitude 25.61494 East London Latitude -33.01529 Longitude 27.91162 Vereeniging Latitude -26.67313 Longitude 27.92615 Soshanguve Latitude -25.47288 Longitude 28.09919 Welkom Latitude -27.97742 Longitude 26.73506 Newcastle Latitude -27.75796 Longitude 29.9318 Krugersdorp Latitude -26.08577 Longitude 27.77515 Rustenburg Latitude -25.66756 Longitude 27.24208 Emalahleni Latitude -25.87133 Longitude 29.23323 Evaton Latitude -26.53333 Longitude 27.85 Randburg Latitude -26.0941 Longitude 28.00123 Roodepoort Latitude -26.1625 Longitude 27.8725 Botshabelo Latitude -29.26737 Longitude 26.72595

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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 South Africa 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: the approximate geographic center of South Africa, a representative point within the country's territory.

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