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Bishkek Coordinates

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan · Elevation 800m

Quick answer: Bishkek is located at 42.874600, 74.569800 (N, E).

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

42.874600, 74.569800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°52'28.56"N 74°34'11.28"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°52.4760'N 74°34.1880'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

43T 464864 4746979
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

43TDH6486446979
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

txt5bvh4d
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8JJPVHF9+X4

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-42.874600, 74.569800

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-42.874600, 74.569800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°52'28.56"S 74°34'11.28"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°52.4760'S 74°34.1880'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

43G 464864 5253021
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

43GDN6486453021
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

m8mh0fuj6
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4J9P4HG9+5P

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 43TDH6486446979 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 43 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 43 runs 72° to 78° longitude.
Latitude Band T One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square DH A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter D (west–east) and row letter H (south–north).
Easting 64864 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 46979 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 Bishkek's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
t
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
tx
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
txt
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
txt5
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
txt5b
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
txt5bv
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
txt5bvh
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
txt5bvh4
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
txt5bvh4d
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Bishkek

Capital of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, at the foot of the Tian Shan mountains.

Live Converter

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DD

42.874600, 74.569800

DMS

42°52'28.56"N 74°34'11.28"E

DDM

42°52.4760'N 74°34.1880'E

UTM

43T 464864 4746979

MGRS

43TDH6486446979

GH

txt5bvh4d

OLC

8JJPVHF9+X4

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