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Lilongwe Coordinates

Central Region, Malawi · Elevation 1,050m

Quick answer: Lilongwe is located at -13.962600, 33.774100 (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

-13.962600, 33.774100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

13°57'45.36"S 33°46'26.76"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

13°57.7560'S 33°46.4460'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36L 583611 8456274
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36LWK8361156274
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kv808d1tc
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5GRM2QPF+WP

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

13.962600, 33.774100

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

13.962600, 33.774100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

13°57'45.36"N 33°46'26.76"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

13°57.7560'N 33°46.4460'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36P 583611 1543726
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36PWA8361143726
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sf2p2tcd1
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7G5MXQ7F+48

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 36LWK8361156274 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 L One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WK A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter K (south–north).
Easting 83611 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 56274 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 Lilongwe'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
kv
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
kv8
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
kv80
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
kv808
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
kv808d
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
kv808d1
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
kv808d1t
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
kv808d1tc
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Lilongwe

Capital of Malawi, a planned city that replaced Zomba as capital in 1975.

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

-13.962600, 33.774100

DMS

13°57'45.36"S 33°46'26.76"E

DDM

13°57.7560'S 33°46.4460'E

UTM

36L 583611 8456274

MGRS

36LWK8361156274

GH

kv808d1tc

OLC

5GRM2QPF+WP

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