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Belmopan Coordinates

Cayo District, Belize · Elevation 76m

Quick answer: Belmopan is located at 17.251400, -88.759000 (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

17.251400, -88.759000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°15'5.04"N 88°45'32.40"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°15.0840'N 88°45.5400'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16Q 312993 1908218
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16QCE1299308218
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

d50fhhx8t
Plus Code

Open Location Code

769H762R+FP

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-17.251400, -88.759000

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-17.251400, -88.759000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°15'5.04"S 88°45'32.40"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°15.0840'S 88°45.5400'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16K 312993 8091782
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16KCF1299391782
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

6hbvu5rxm
Plus Code

Open Location Code

56JHP6XR+F4

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 16QCE1299308218 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 16 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 16 runs -90° to -84° longitude.
Latitude Band Q One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square CE A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter C (west–east) and row letter E (south–north).
Easting 12993 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 08218 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 Belmopan's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
d
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
d5
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
d50
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
d50f
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
d50fh
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
d50fhh
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
d50fhhx
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
d50fhhx8
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
d50fhhx8t
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Belmopan

Capital of Belize, a planned city built inland after Hurricane Hattie destroyed Belize City in 1961.

Live Converter

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DD

17.251400, -88.759000

DMS

17°15'5.04"N 88°45'32.40"W

DDM

17°15.0840'N 88°45.5400'W

UTM

16Q 312993 1908218

MGRS

16QCE1299308218

GH

d50fhhx8t

OLC

769H762R+FP

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