Umm Ruwaba Geographic coordinates

Umm Ruwaba is in North Kordofan, Sudan, at latitude 12.9061 and longitude 31.2158. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 457 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

12.9061, 31.2158

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

12.9061° N 31.2158° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

12°54'22'' N 31°12'56.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

36P 306418 1427425

Plus Code Open Location Code

7G4HW648+C8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sdq1qm6xk

Latitude and longitude of Umm Ruwaba

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 12.9061 31.2158
Decimal Degrees (DD) 12.9061° N 31.2158° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 12°54'22'' N 31°12'56.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 12°54.366' N 31°12.948' E

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12.9061° N 31.2158° E
Umm Ruwaba Parallel and meridian of Umm Ruwaba Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Umm Ruwaba

Distance to the equator 1,435 km (892 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,381 km (2,101 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,572 km (5,326 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,442 km (7,110 mi)
Elevation 457 m (1,499 ft)
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Umm Ruwaba lies on the same parallel as cities like Managua (Nicaragua) and on 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 Umm Ruwaba 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 Umm Ruwaba: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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