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Vientiane Coordinates

Vientiane Prefecture, Laos · Elevation 174m

Quick answer: Vientiane is located at 17.975700, 102.633100 (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

17.975700, 102.633100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°58'32.52"N 102°37'59.16"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°58.5420'N 102°37.9860'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

48Q 249341 1989096
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

48QTE4934189096
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

w70yr2rhh
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7P94XJGM+6H

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-17.975700, 102.633100

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-17.975700, 102.633100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°58'32.52"S 102°37'59.16"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°58.5420'S 102°37.9860'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

48K 249341 8010904
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

48KTF4934110904
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

qkbcxrx5u
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5PJ42JFM+JH

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 48QTE4934189096 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 48 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 48 runs 102° to 108° longitude.
Latitude Band Q One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square TE A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter T (west–east) and row letter E (south–north).
Easting 49341 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 89096 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 Vientiane'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
w7
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
w70
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
w70y
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
w70yr
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
w70yr2
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
w70yr2r
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
w70yr2rh
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
w70yr2rhh
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Vientiane

Capital of Laos, one of the least-visited capitals in Southeast Asia, on the Mekong River.

Live Converter

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DD

17.975700, 102.633100

DMS

17°58'32.52"N 102°37'59.16"E

DDM

17°58.5420'N 102°37.9860'E

UTM

48Q 249341 1989096

MGRS

48QTE4934189096

GH

w70yr2rhh

OLC

7P94XJGM+6H

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