Western Sahara Geographic coordinates

Western Sahara is in Africa, at latitude 24.215527 and longitude -12.885834. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres.

Flag of Western Sahara Africa Northern · Western Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

24.215527, -12.885834

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

24.2155° N 12.8858° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

24°12'55.9'' N 12°53'9'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

28R 714707 2679714

Plus Code Open Location Code

7CP96487+6M

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

esqcfb2cd

Latitude and longitude of Western Sahara

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 24.215527 -12.885834
Decimal Degrees (DD) 24.2155° N 12.8858° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 24°12'55.9'' N 12°53'9'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 24°12.932' N 12°53.15' W

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24.2155° N 12.8858° W
Land of Western Sahara Central point (centroid) of Western Sahara Main cities

Geographic facts about Western Sahara

Distance to the equator 2,693 km (1,673 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,306 km (812 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,315 km (4,545 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,700 km (7,891 mi)
Area of Western Sahara 266,000 km² (102,703 mi²)
Western Sahara Population 273,008

Distances calculated from the central point of Western Sahara.

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Western Sahara

Laayoune Latitude 27.1418 Longitude -13.18797 Dakhla Latitude 23.68477 Longitude -15.95798 Boujdour Latitude 26.13073 Longitude -14.48513 El Marsa Latitude 27.09611 Longitude -13.41583 Meharrize Latitude 26.14763 Longitude -11.0693 Tichla Latitude 21.5837 Longitude -14.97222 El Aargub Latitude 23.60882 Longitude -15.86726 Bir Ghandouz Latitude 22.05318 Longitude -16.74836 Bir Ganduz Latitude 21.60336 Longitude -16.45018 Amgala Latitude 26.28729 Longitude -11.13547 Oum Dreyga Latitude 24.10094 Longitude -13.2965 La Güera Latitude 20.83228 Longitude -17.08988 Tifariti Latitude 26.1579 Longitude -10.55889 Bu Craa Latitude 26.35389 Longitude -12.78389 Haouza Latitude 27.10048 Longitude -11.00976 Foum el Oued Latitude 27.17357 Longitude -13.39886 Dchira Latitude 27.02611 Longitude -13.05194 Jraifia Latitude 24.91219 Longitude -14.82118 Bir Anzarane Latitude 23.89 Longitude -14.53603 Lemsid Latitude 26.53914 Longitude -13.83876

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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 Western Sahara 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: the approximate geographic center of Western Sahara, a representative point within the country's territory.

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