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Bamako Coordinates

Bamako Capital District, Mali · Elevation 381m

Quick answer: Bamako is located at 12.639200, -8.002900 (N, W).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

12.639200, -8.002900
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

12°38'21.12"N 8°0'10.44"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

12°38.3520'N 8°0.1740'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

29P 608286 1397443
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

29PPP0828697443
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

ef4rcuukw
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7C4HJXQW+QF

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Bamako. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-12.639200, -8.002900

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-12.639200, -8.002900
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

12°38'21.12"S 8°0'10.44"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

12°38.3520'S 8°0.1740'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

29L 608286 8602557
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

29LPG0828602557
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

7vf21gh7q
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5CVH9X6W+9F

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 29PPP0828697443 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 29 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 29 runs -12° to -6° longitude.
Latitude Band P One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square PP A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter P (south–north).
Easting 08286 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 97443 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows Bamako's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
e
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
ef
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
ef4
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
ef4r
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
ef4rc
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
ef4rcu
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
ef4rcuu
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
ef4rcuuk
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
ef4rcuukw
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About Bamako

Capital of Mali, situated on the Niger River, one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa.

Live Converter

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DD

12.639200, -8.002900

DMS

12°38'21.12"N 8°0'10.44"W

DDM

12°38.3520'N 8°0.1740'W

UTM

29P 608286 1397443

MGRS

29PPP0828697443

GH

ef4rcuukw

OLC

7C4HJXQW+QF

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