Devinuwara Geographic coordinates

Devinuwara is in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 5.92825 and longitude 80.5888. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

5.92825, 80.5888

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

5.9283° N 80.5888° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°55'41.7'' N 80°35'19.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 454486 655290

Plus Code Open Location Code

6MQ2WHHQ+8G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc139z4yx

Latitude and longitude of Devinuwara

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 5.92825 80.5888
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.9283° N 80.5888° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°55'41.7'' N 80°35'19.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°55.695' N 80°35.328' E

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5.9283° N 80.5888° E
Devinuwara Parallel and meridian of Devinuwara Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Devinuwara

Distance to the equator 659 km (410 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,903 km (5,532 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,348 km (5,809 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,666 km (6,628 mi)
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Devinuwara

Devinuwara lies near the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and on the same meridian as cities like Chennai (India).

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

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