Pietermaritzburg Geographic coordinates

Pietermaritzburg is in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, at latitude -29.61679 and longitude 30.39278. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 636 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-29.61679, 30.39278

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

29.6168° S 30.3928° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

29°37'0.4'' S 30°23'34'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36J 247534 6720836

Plus Code Open Location Code

5G2G99MV+74

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kdtxe87me

Latitude and longitude of Pietermaritzburg

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -29.61679 30.39278
Decimal Degrees (DD) 29.6168° S 30.3928° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 29°37'0.4'' S 30°23'34'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 29°37.007' S 30°23.567' E

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29.6168° S 30.3928° E
Pietermaritzburg Parallel and meridian of Pietermaritzburg Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Pietermaritzburg

Distance to the equator 3,293 km (2,046 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 2,929 km (1,820 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 13,300 km (8,264 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 6,714 km (4,172 mi)
Elevation 636 m (2,087 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg lies on the same parallel as cities like Kingston (Norfolk Island) and near the same meridian as cities like Cairo (Egypt).

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

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