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Seoul Coordinates

Seoul, South Korea · Elevation 38m

Quick answer: Seoul is located at 37.566500, 126.978000 (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

37.566500, 126.978000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

37°33'59.40"N 126°58'40.80"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

37°33.9900'N 126°58.6800'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

52S 321424 4159641
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

52SCG2142459641
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

wydm9qy89
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8Q98HX8H+J5

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-37.566500, 126.978000

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-37.566500, 126.978000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

37°33'59.40"S 126°58'40.80"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

37°33.9900'S 126°58.6800'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

52H 321424 5840359
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

52HCD2142440359
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

qc6633nx3
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4QJ8CXMH+C5

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 52SCG2142459641 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 52 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 52 runs 126° to 132° longitude.
Latitude Band S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square CG A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter C (west–east) and row letter G (south–north).
Easting 21424 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 59641 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 Seoul's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
w
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
wy
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
wyd
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
wydm
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
wydm9
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
wydm9q
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
wydm9qy
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
wydm9qy8
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
wydm9qy89
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Seoul

Capital of South Korea, one of the world's largest megacities, a global technology and cultural hub.

Live Converter

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DD

37.566500, 126.978000

DMS

37°33'59.40"N 126°58'40.80"E

DDM

37°33.9900'N 126°58.6800'E

UTM

52S 321424 4159641

MGRS

52SCG2142459641

GH

wydm9qy89

OLC

8Q98HX8H+J5

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