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Cairo Coordinates

Cairo Governorate, Egypt · Elevation 23m

Quick answer: Cairo is located at 30.044400, 31.235700 (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

30.044400, 31.235700
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

30°2'39.84"N 31°14'8.52"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

30°2.6640'N 31°14.1420'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 329900 3325017
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36RUU2990025017
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

stq4yv3jk
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8G2H26VP+MJ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-30.044400, 31.235700

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-30.044400, 31.235700
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

30°2'39.84"S 31°14'8.52"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

30°2.6640'S 31°14.1420'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36J 329900 6674983
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36JUM2990074983
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kdwjnf94s
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4GXHX64P+76

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 36RUU2990025017 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 36 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 36 runs 30° to 36° longitude.
Latitude Band R One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square UU A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter U (west–east) and row letter U (south–north).
Easting 29900 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 25017 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 Cairo's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
s
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
st
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
stq
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
stq4
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
stq4y
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
stq4yv
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
stq4yv3
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
stq4yv3j
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
stq4yv3jk
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Cairo

Capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa and the Arab world, near the ancient pyramids of Giza.

Live Converter

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DD

30.044400, 31.235700

DMS

30°2'39.84"N 31°14'8.52"E

DDM

30°2.6640'N 31°14.1420'E

UTM

36R 329900 3325017

MGRS

36RUU2990025017

GH

stq4yv3jk

OLC

8G2H26VP+MJ

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