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Windhoek Coordinates

Khomas, Namibia · Elevation 1,728m

Quick answer: Windhoek is located at -22.559700, 17.083200 (S, 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

-22.559700, 17.083200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

22°33'34.92"S 17°4'59.52"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

22°33.5820'S 17°4.9920'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

33K 714209 7503726
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

33KYR1420903726
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

k7upstps5
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5F9VC3RM+3J

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

22.559700, 17.083200

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

22.559700, 17.083200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

22°33'34.92"N 17°4'59.52"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

22°33.5820'N 17°4.9920'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

33Q 714209 2496274
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

33QYE1420996274
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

skh0kdzeg
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7FJVH35M+V6

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 33KYR1420903726 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 33 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 33 runs 12° to 18° longitude.
Latitude Band K One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square YR A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter Y (west–east) and row letter R (south–north).
Easting 14209 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 03726 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 Windhoek's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
k
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
k7
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
k7u
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
k7up
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
k7ups
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
k7upst
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
k7upstp
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
k7upstps
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
k7upstps5
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Windhoek

Capital of Namibia, a high-altitude city at 1,728 m with a blend of German colonial and African culture.

Live Converter

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DD

-22.559700, 17.083200

DMS

22°33'34.92"S 17°4'59.52"E

DDM

22°33.5820'S 17°4.9920'E

UTM

33K 714209 7503726

MGRS

33KYR1420903726

GH

k7upstps5

OLC

5F9VC3RM+3J

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