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Lima Coordinates

Lima Region, Peru · Elevation 154m

Quick answer: Lima is located at -12.046400, -77.042800 (S, 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

-12.046400, -77.042800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

12°2'47.04"S 77°2'34.08"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

12°2.7840'S 77°2.5680'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

18L 277617 8667488
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

18LTM7761767488
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

6mc5qz50s
Plus Code

Open Location Code

57V4XX34+H8

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

12.046400, -77.042800

Hemisphere: N, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

12.046400, -77.042800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

12°2'47.04"N 77°2'34.08"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

12°2.7840'N 77°2.5680'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

18P 277617 1332512
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

18PTU7761732512
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

d61hwbgpk
Plus Code

Open Location Code

77442XW4+HW

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 18LTM7761767488 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 18 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 18 runs -78° to -72° 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 TM A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter T (west–east) and row letter M (south–north).
Easting 77617 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 67488 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 Lima's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
6
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
6m
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
6mc
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
6mc5
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
6mc5q
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
6mc5qz
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
6mc5qz5
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
6mc5qz50
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
6mc5qz50s
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Lima

Capital of Peru, the largest city in the country, a coastal metropolis overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Live Converter

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DD

-12.046400, -77.042800

DMS

12°2'47.04"S 77°2'34.08"W

DDM

12°2.7840'S 77°2.5680'W

UTM

18L 277617 8667488

MGRS

18LTM7761767488

GH

6mc5qz50s

OLC

57V4XX34+H8

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