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Paramaribo Coordinates

Paramaribo District, Suriname · Elevation 3m

Quick answer: Paramaribo is located at 5.852000, -55.203800 (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

5.852000, -55.203800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

5°51'7.20"N 55°12'13.68"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

5°51.1200'N 55°12.2280'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

21N 698870 647162
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

21NXG9887047162
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dc09rc3f6
Plus Code

Open Location Code

68Q6VQ2W+V5

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-5.852000, -55.203800

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-5.852000, -55.203800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

5°51'7.20"S 55°12'13.68"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

5°51.1200'S 55°12.2280'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

21M 698870 9352838
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

21MXP9887052838
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

6ybwxy9vd
Plus Code

Open Location Code

68664QXW+3X

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 21NXG9887047162 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 21 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 21 runs -60° to -54° longitude.
Latitude Band N One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square XG A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter X (west–east) and row letter G (south–north).
Easting 98870 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 47162 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 Paramaribo'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
dc
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dc0
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dc09
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dc09r
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dc09rc
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dc09rc3
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dc09rc3f
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dc09rc3f6
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Paramaribo

Capital of Suriname, a UNESCO World Heritage city with Dutch colonial architecture on the Suriname River.

Live Converter

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DD

5.852000, -55.203800

DMS

5°51'7.20"N 55°12'13.68"W

DDM

5°51.1200'N 55°12.2280'W

UTM

21N 698870 647162

MGRS

21NXG9887047162

GH

dc09rc3f6

OLC

68Q6VQ2W+V5

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