Ethiopia Geographic coordinates

Ethiopia is located at latitude 9.145 and longitude 40.489673. It is part of Africa and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

9.145, 40.489673

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

9.145° N 40.4897° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

9°8'42'' N 40°29.38' E

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Ethiopia have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Ethiopia with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Ethiopia

There are many systems and formats to represent geographic coordinates. The following table matches the equivalence between the most common formats:

System Latitude Longitude
Simple decimal standard 9.145 40.489673
Decimal Degrees (DD) 9.145° N 40.4897° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 9°8.7' N 40°29.38' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 9°8'42'' N 40°29'22.8'' E

Geographic coordinates - Cities of Ethiopia

City Coordinates
Addis Ababa 9.02497, 38.74689
Jijiga 9.35, 42.8
Gonder 12.6, 37.46667
Bahir Dar 11.59364, 37.39077
Dire Dawa 9.59306, 41.86611
Dessie 11.13333, 39.63333
Jimma 7.67344, 36.83441
Mek'ele 13.49667, 39.47528
Nazrēt 8.55, 39.26667
Awasa 7.06205, 38.47635
Shashamane 7.2, 38.6
Sodo 6.86, 37.76159
Arba Minch 6.03333, 37.55
Harar 9.31387, 42.11815
Debre Birhan 9.67954, 39.53262
Kombolcha 11.08155, 39.74339
Bishoftu 8.75225, 38.97846
Hosa’ina 7.54978, 37.85374
Dīla 6.41667, 38.31667
Nek’emtē 9.08333, 36.55

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