Gampaha Geographic coordinates

Gampaha is in Western Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 7.0897 and longitude 79.9925. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Sri Lanka Western Province, Sri Lanka Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

7.0897, 79.9925

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

7.0897° N 79.9925° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

7°5'22.9'' N 79°59'33'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 388736 783786

Plus Code Open Location Code

6JVX3XQV+V2

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc2bk68u2

Latitude and longitude of Gampaha

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 7.0897 79.9925
Decimal Degrees (DD) 7.0897° N 79.9925° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 7°5'22.9'' N 79°59'33'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 7°5.382' N 79°59.55' E

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7.0897° N 79.9925° E
Gampaha Parallel and meridian of Gampaha Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Gampaha

Distance to the equator 788 km (490 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,813 km (5,476 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,219 km (5,728 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,795 km (6,708 mi)
Elevation 21 m (69 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Gampaha

Gampaha lies near the same parallel as cities like Lagos (Nigeria) and near 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 Gampaha 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 Gampaha: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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