Matara Geographic coordinates

Matara is located at latitude 5.94851 and longitude 80.53528. It is part of Asia and the northern hemisphere.

Decimal coordinates

Simple standard

5.94851, 80.53528

DD Coodinates

Decimal Degrees

5.9485° N 80.5353° E

DMS Coordinates

Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

5°56'54.6'' N 80°32.117' 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 Matara have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Map of Matara with coordinates

Latitude and longitude of Sri Lanka

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 5.94851 80.53528
Decimal Degrees (DD) 5.9485° N 80.5353° E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 5°56.911' N 80°32.117' E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 5°56'54.6'' N 80°32'7'' E

Cities at the same latitude as Matara

City Coordinates
Accra, Ghana 5.55602, -0.1969
Abidjan, Ivory Coast 5.35444, -4.00167
Paramaribo, Suriname 5.86638, -55.16682
Manizales, Colombia 5.06889, -75.51738
Aba, Nigeria 5.10658, 7.36667

Cities at the same longitude as Matara

City Coordinates
Chennai, India 13.08784, 80.27847
Kanpur, India 26.46523, 80.34975
Lucknow, India 26.83928, 80.92313
Vijayawada, India 16.50745, 80.6466
Guntur, India 16.29974, 80.45729