Cao Bằng Geographic coordinates

Cao Bằng is in Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam, at latitude 22.66568 and longitude 106.25786. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 197 m above sea level.

Flag of Vietnam Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

22.66568, 106.25786

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

22.6657° N 106.2579° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

22°39'56.4'' N 106°15'28.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

48Q 629230 2507058

Plus Code Open Location Code

7PJ8M785+74

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

wk58cynt5

Latitude and longitude of Cao Bằng

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 22.66568 106.25786
Decimal Degrees (DD) 22.6657° N 106.2579° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 22°39'56.4'' N 106°15'28.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 22°39.941' N 106°15.472' E

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22.6657° N 106.2579° E
Cao Bằng Parallel and meridian of Cao Bằng Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Cao Bằng

Distance to the equator 2,520 km (1,566 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 10,580 km (6,574 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,487 km (4,652 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,527 km (7,784 mi)
Elevation 197 m (646 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Cao Bằng

Cao Bằng lies near the same parallel as cities like Havana (Cuba) 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 Cao Bằng 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 Cao Bằng: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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