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Kinshasa Coordinates

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Elevation 285m

Quick answer: Kinshasa is located at -4.327600, 15.313600 (S, 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

-4.327600, 15.313600
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

4°19'39.36"S 15°18'48.96"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

4°19.6560'S 15°18.8160'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

33M 534797 9521654
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

33MWR3479721654
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kr4zkkpjb
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6F7QM8C7+VQ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

4.327600, 15.313600

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

4.327600, 15.313600
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

4°19'39.36"N 15°18'48.96"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

4°19.6560'N 15°18.8160'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

33N 534797 478346
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

33NWE3479778346
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

s2fbs7z40
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6FPQ88H7+39

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 33MWR3479721654 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 33 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 33 runs 12° to 18° longitude.
Latitude Band M One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WR A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter R (south–north).
Easting 34797 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 21654 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 Kinshasa's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
k
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
kr
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
kr4
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
kr4z
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
kr4zk
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
kr4zkk
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
kr4zkkp
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
kr4zkkpj
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
kr4zkkpjb
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Kinshasa

Capital of the DR Congo and one of Africa's largest cities, situated on the Congo River.

Live Converter

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DD

-4.327600, 15.313600

DMS

4°19'39.36"S 15°18'48.96"E

DDM

4°19.6560'S 15°18.8160'E

UTM

33M 534797 9521654

MGRS

33MWR3479721654

GH

kr4zkkpjb

OLC

6F7QM8C7+VQ

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