Kataragama Geographic coordinates

Kataragama is in Uva Province, Sri Lanka, at latitude 6.4134 and longitude 81.3346. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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

6.4134, 81.3346

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

6.4134° N 81.3346° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

6°24'48.2'' N 81°20'4.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 537001 708915

Plus Code Open Location Code

6MR3C87M+9R

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tc1u6zd0c

Latitude and longitude of Kataragama

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 6.4134 81.3346
Decimal Degrees (DD) 6.4134° N 81.3346° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 6°24'48.2'' N 81°20'4.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 6°24.804' N 81°20.076' E

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6.4134° N 81.3346° E
Kataragama Parallel and meridian of Kataragama Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kataragama

Distance to the equator 713 km (443 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 8,975 km (5,577 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 9,294 km (5,775 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 10,720 km (6,661 mi)
Elevation 48 m (157 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kataragama

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

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