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Managua Coordinates

Managua Department, Nicaragua · Elevation 83m

Quick answer: Managua is located at 12.114900, -86.236200 (N, 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

12.114900, -86.236200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

12°6'53.64"N 86°14'10.32"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

12°6.8940'N 86°14.1720'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16P 583113 1339375
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16PEU8311339375
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

d44svtkwq
Plus Code

Open Location Code

764M4Q77+WR

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-12.114900, -86.236200

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-12.114900, -86.236200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

12°6'53.64"S 86°14'10.32"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

12°6.8940'S 86°14.1720'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16L 583113 8660625
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16LEM8311360625
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

6jfejds9w
Plus Code

Open Location Code

56VMVQP7+42

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 16PEU8311339375 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 16 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 16 runs -90° to -84° longitude.
Latitude Band P One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square EU A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter E (west–east) and row letter U (south–north).
Easting 83113 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 39375 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 Managua's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
d
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
d4
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
d44
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
d44s
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
d44sv
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
d44svt
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
d44svtk
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
d44svtkw
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
d44svtkwq
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Managua

Capital of Nicaragua on the southern shore of Lake Xolotlán, rebuilt after a catastrophic 1972 earthquake.

Live Converter

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DD

12.114900, -86.236200

DMS

12°6'53.64"N 86°14'10.32"W

DDM

12°6.8940'N 86°14.1720'W

UTM

16P 583113 1339375

MGRS

16PEU8311339375

GH

d44svtkwq

OLC

764M4Q77+WR

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