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Kathmandu Coordinates

Bagmati Province, Nepal · Elevation 1,400m

Quick answer: Kathmandu is located at 27.717200, 85.324000 (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

27.717200, 85.324000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°43'1.92"N 85°19'26.40"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°43.0320'N 85°19.4400'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

45R 334770 3067000
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

45RUL3477067000
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

tuutttg03
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7MV7P88F+W7

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-27.717200, 85.324000

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-27.717200, 85.324000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°43'1.92"S 85°19'26.40"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°43.0320'S 85°19.4400'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

45J 334770 6933000
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

45JUK3477033000
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

mghdmd5p9
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5M4778MF+4M

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 45RUL3477067000 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 45 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 45 runs 84° to 90° 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 UL A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter U (west–east) and row letter L (south–north).
Easting 34770 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 67000 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 Kathmandu'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
tu
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
tuu
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
tuut
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
tuutt
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
tuuttt
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
tuutttg
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
tuutttg0
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
tuutttg03
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Kathmandu

Capital of Nepal, a vibrant Himalayan city surrounded by mountains including Everest.

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DD

27.717200, 85.324000

DMS

27°43'1.92"N 85°19'26.40"E

DDM

27°43.0320'N 85°19.4400'E

UTM

45R 334770 3067000

MGRS

45RUL3477067000

GH

tuutttg03

OLC

7MV7P88F+W7

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