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Lusaka Coordinates

Lusaka Province, Zambia · Elevation 1,280m

Quick answer: Lusaka is located at -15.416700, 28.283300 (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

-15.416700, 28.283300
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

15°25'0.12"S 28°16'59.88"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

15°25.0020'S 28°16.9980'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

35L 637703 8295174
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

35LPC3770395174
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

ktk0797r0
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5GPCH7MM+7F

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

15.416700, 28.283300

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

15.416700, 28.283300
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

15°25'0.12"N 28°16'59.88"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

15°25.0020'N 28°16.9980'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

35P 637703 1704826
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

35PPT3770304826
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sdspewe2b
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7G7CC78M+M7

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 35LPC3770395174 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 35 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 35 runs 24° to 30° 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 PC A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter C (south–north).
Easting 37703 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 95174 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 Lusaka'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
kt
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
ktk
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
ktk0
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
ktk07
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
ktk079
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
ktk0797
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
ktk0797r
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
ktk0797r0
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Lusaka

Capital of Zambia, a modern city on the Zambezian plateau at 1,280 m elevation.

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DD

-15.416700, 28.283300

DMS

15°25'0.12"S 28°16'59.88"E

DDM

15°25.0020'S 28°16.9980'E

UTM

35L 637703 8295174

MGRS

35LPC3770395174

GH

ktk0797r0

OLC

5GPCH7MM+7F

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