Paramaribo Geographic coordinates

Paramaribo is located at latitude 5.86638 and longitude -55.16682. It is part of South America and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

5.86638, -55.16682

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

5.8664° N 55.1668° W

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°51'59'' N 55°10.009' W

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 Paramaribo have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Paramaribo with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Suriname

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 5.86638 -55.16682
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.8664° N 55.1668° W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°51.983' N 55°10.009' W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°51'59'' N 55°10'0.6'' W

Cities at the same latitude as Paramaribo

City Coordinates
Accra, Ghana 5.55602, -0.1969
Abidjan, Ivory Coast 5.35444, -4.00167
Manizales, Colombia 5.06889, -75.51738
Aba, Nigeria 5.10658, 7.36667
Warri, Nigeria 5.51737, 5.75006

Cities at the same longitude as Paramaribo

City Coordinates
Posadas, Argentina -27.36708, -55.89608
Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay -22.54722, -55.73333
Rivera, Uruguay -30.90534, -55.55076
Tacuarembó, Uruguay -31.71694, -55.98111
Minas, Uruguay -34.37589, -55.23771