Colombo Geographic coordinates

Colombo is located at latitude 6.93548 and longitude 79.84868. It is part of Asia and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

6.93548, 79.84868

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

6.9355° N 79.8487° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°56'7.7'' N 79°50.921' E

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 Colombo have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Colombo with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Sri Lanka

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 6.93548 79.84868
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.9355° N 79.8487° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°56.129' N 79°50.921' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°56'7.7'' N 79°50'55.2'' E

Cities at the same latitude as Colombo

City Coordinates
Lagos, Nigeria 6.45407, 3.39467
Medellín, Colombia 6.25184, -75.56359
Georgetown, Guyana 6.80448, -58.15527
Monrovia, Liberia 6.30054, -10.7969
Kumasi, Ghana 6.68848, -1.62443

Cities at the same longitude as Colombo

City Coordinates
Nagpur, India 21.14631, 79.08491
Jabalpur, India 23.16697, 79.95006
Bareilly, India 28.36678, 79.43167
Puducherry, India 11.93381, 79.82979
Warangal, India 18, 79.58333