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Mbabane Coordinates

Hhohho, Eswatini · Elevation 1,243m

Quick answer: Mbabane is located at -26.318600, 31.141000 (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

-26.318600, 31.141000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

26°19'6.96"S 31°8'27.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

26°19.1160'S 31°8.4600'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36J 314440 7087697
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36JUR1444087697
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

keq4k8u5j
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5G5HM4JR+FP

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

26.318600, 31.141000

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

26.318600, 31.141000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

26°19'6.96"N 31°8'27.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

26°19.1160'N 31°8.4600'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 314440 2912303
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36RUQ1444012303
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sswjsxhhv
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7GRH849R+F4

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 36JUR1444087697 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 J One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square UR A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter U (west–east) and row letter R (south–north).
Easting 14440 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 87697 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 Mbabane'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
ke
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
keq
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
keq4
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
keq4k
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
keq4k8
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
keq4k8u
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
keq4k8u5
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
keq4k8u5j
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Mbabane

Administrative capital of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in the Mdimba Mountains.

Live Converter

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DD

-26.318600, 31.141000

DMS

26°19'6.96"S 31°8'27.60"E

DDM

26°19.1160'S 31°8.4600'E

UTM

36J 314440 7087697

MGRS

36JUR1444087697

GH

keq4k8u5j

OLC

5G5HM4JR+FP

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