Kapiri Mposhi Geographic coordinates

Kapiri Mposhi is in Central Province, Zambia, at latitude -13.97147 and longitude 28.66985. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,265 m above sea level.

Flag of Zambia Central Province, Zambia Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-13.97147, 28.66985

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

13.9715° S 28.6699° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

13°58'17.3'' S 28°40'11.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

35L 680373 8454794

Plus Code Open Location Code

5GRC2MH9+CW

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kts2s2sdr

Latitude and longitude of Kapiri Mposhi

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -13.97147 28.66985
Decimal Degrees (DD) 13.9715° S 28.6699° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 13°58'17.3'' S 28°40'11.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 13°58.288' S 28°40.191' E

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13.9715° S 28.6699° E
Kapiri Mposhi Parallel and meridian of Kapiri Mposhi Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Kapiri Mposhi

Distance to the equator 1,553 km (965 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,092 km (1,921 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 11,561 km (7,183 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,454 km (5,253 mi)
Elevation 1,265 m (4,150 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Kapiri Mposhi

Kapiri Mposhi lies near the same parallel as cities like Pago Pago (American Samoa) and on the same meridian as cities like Istanbul (Turkey).

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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 Kapiri Mposhi 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 Kapiri Mposhi: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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