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Panama City Coordinates

Panama Province, Panama · Elevation 55m

Quick answer: Panama City is located at 8.993600, -79.519700 (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

8.993600, -79.519700
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

8°59'36.96"N 79°31'10.92"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

8°59.6160'N 79°31.1820'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17P 662726 994473
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17PPK6272694473
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

d1x7nmpx8
Plus Code

Open Location Code

67W2XFVJ+C7

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-8.993600, -79.519700

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-8.993600, -79.519700
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

8°59'36.96"S 79°31'10.92"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

8°59.6160'S 79°31.1820'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17L 662726 9005527
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17LPL6272605527
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

6nrky6z82
Plus Code

Open Location Code

67322F4J+CM

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17PPK6272694473 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 17 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 17 runs -84° to -78° 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 PK A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter K (south–north).
Easting 62726 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 94473 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 Panama City'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
d1
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
d1x
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
d1x7
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
d1x7n
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
d1x7nm
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
d1x7nmp
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
d1x7nmpx
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
d1x7nmpx8
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Panama City

Capital of Panama, gateway to the Panama Canal, with the most impressive skyline in Central America.

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

8.993600, -79.519700

DMS

8°59'36.96"N 79°31'10.92"W

DDM

8°59.6160'N 79°31.1820'W

UTM

17P 662726 994473

MGRS

17PPK6272694473

GH

d1x7nmpx8

OLC

67W2XFVJ+C7

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