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Dakar Coordinates

Dakar, Senegal · Elevation 22m

Quick answer: Dakar is located at 14.693700, -17.444100 (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

14.693700, -17.444100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

14°41'37.32"N 17°26'38.76"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

14°41.6220'N 17°26.6460'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

28P 236801 1625873
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

28PBB3680125873
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

edeee4ct5
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7C64MHV4+F7

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-14.693700, -17.444100

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-14.693700, -17.444100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

14°41'37.32"S 17°26'38.76"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

14°41.6220'S 17°26.6460'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

28L 236801 8374127
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

28LBJ3680174127
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

7t7s7j1dg
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5CQ48H44+FF

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 28PBB3680125873 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 28 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 28 runs -18° to -12° 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 BB A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter B (west–east) and row letter B (south–north).
Easting 36801 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 25873 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 Dakar'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
ed
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
ede
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
edee
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
edeee
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
edeee4
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
edeee4c
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
edeee4ct
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
edeee4ct5
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Dakar

Capital of Senegal, the westernmost city on the African continent, a major hub for West Africa.

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DD

14.693700, -17.444100

DMS

14°41'37.32"N 17°26'38.76"W

DDM

14°41.6220'N 17°26.6460'W

UTM

28P 236801 1625873

MGRS

28PBB3680125873

GH

edeee4ct5

OLC

7C64MHV4+F7

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