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Colombo Coordinates

Western Province, Sri Lanka · Elevation 7m

Quick answer: Colombo is located at 6.927100, 79.861200 (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

6.927100, 79.861200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

6°55'37.56"N 79°51'40.32"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

6°55.6260'N 79°51.6720'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 374191 765841
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

44NLN7419165841
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

tc0z3m11k
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6JRXWVG6+V5

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-6.927100, 79.861200

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-6.927100, 79.861200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

6°55'37.56"S 79°51'40.32"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

6°55.6260'S 79°51.6720'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

44M 374191 9234159
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

44MLT7419134159
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

mybb96cns
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6J5X3VF6+3Q

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 44NLN7419165841 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 44 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 44 runs 78° to 84° longitude.
Latitude Band N One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square LN A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter L (west–east) and row letter N (south–north).
Easting 74191 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 65841 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 Colombo'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
tc
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
tc0
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
tc0z
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
tc0z3
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
tc0z3m
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
tc0z3m1
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
tc0z3m11
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
tc0z3m11k
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Colombo

Commercial capital of Sri Lanka, a major Indian Ocean port city with colonial architecture.

Live Converter

The coordinates above are fixed to this landmark. Use this converter to enter any other coordinates — such as a nearby trailhead, parking area, or a location you want to compare — and get all 7 formats instantly.

DD

6.927100, 79.861200

DMS

6°55'37.56"N 79°51'40.32"E

DDM

6°55.6260'N 79°51.6720'E

UTM

44N 374191 765841

MGRS

44NLN7419165841

GH

tc0z3m11k

OLC

6JRXWVG6+V5

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