Ho Chi Minh City Geographic coordinates

Ho Chi Minh City is in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, at latitude 10.82302 and longitude 106.62965. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

10.82302, 106.62965

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

10.823° N 106.6297° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

10°49'22.9'' N 106°37'46.7'' E

Latitude and longitude of Ho Chi Minh City

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 10.82302 106.62965
Decimal Degrees (DD) 10.823° N 106.6297° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 10°49'22.9'' N 106°37'46.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 10°49.381' N 106°37.779' E

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10.823° N 106.6297° E
Ho Chi Minh City Parallel and meridian of Ho Chi Minh City Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ho Chi Minh City

Distance to the equator 1,203 km (748 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 11,557 km (7,181 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 8,804 km (5,470 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 11,210 km (6,966 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City lies on the same parallel as cities like Caracas (Venezuela) and on the same meridian as cities like Jakarta (Indonesia).

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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 Ho Chi Minh City 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.

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