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Porto-Novo Coordinates

Ouémé, Benin · Elevation 22m

Quick answer: Porto-Novo is located at 6.370300, 2.391200 (N, 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

6.370300, 2.391200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

6°22'13.08"N 2°23'28.32"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

6°22.2180'N 2°23.4720'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31N 432670 704178
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31NDH3267004178
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

s11snrtjw
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6FR499CR+3Q

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-6.370300, 2.391200

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-6.370300, 2.391200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

6°22'13.08"S 2°23'28.32"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

6°22.2180'S 2°23.4720'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31M 432670 9295822
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31MDN3267095822
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kncey2m4q
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6F54J9HR+VH

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 31NDH3267004178 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 31 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 31 runs 0° to 6° 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 DH A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter D (west–east) and row letter H (south–north).
Easting 32670 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 04178 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 Porto-Novo's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
s
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
s1
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
s11
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
s11s
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
s11sn
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
s11snr
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
s11snrt
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
s11snrtj
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
s11snrtjw
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Porto-Novo

Official capital of Benin and a former slave trade port on the Gulf of Guinea.

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DD

6.370300, 2.391200

DMS

6°22'13.08"N 2°23'28.32"E

DDM

6°22.2180'N 2°23.4720'E

UTM

31N 432670 704178

MGRS

31NDH3267004178

GH

s11snrtjw

OLC

6FR499CR+3Q

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