Calcutta india coordinates latitude and longitude
Kolkata Geographic coordinates
Kolkata is located at latitude 22.56263 and longitude 88.36304. It is part of Asia and the northern hemisphere.
Decimal coordinates
Simple standard22.56263, 88.36304
DD Coodinates
Decimal Degrees22.5626° N 88.363° E
DMS Coordinates
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds22°33'45.5'' N 88°21.782' 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 Kolkata have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.
Map of Kolkata with coordinates
Latitude and longitude of India
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 | 22.56263 | 88.36304 |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 22.5626° N | 88.363° E |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 22°33.758' N | 88°21.782' E |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) | 22°33'45.5'' N | 88°21'46.9'' E |
Cities at the same latitude as Kolkata
| City | Coordinates |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 22.27832, 114.17469 |
| Shenzhen, China | 22.54554, 114.0683 |
| Zhongshan, China | 22.52306, 113.37912 |
| Nanning, China | 22.81667, 108.31667 |
| Indore, India | 22.71792, 75.8333 |
Cities at the same longitude as Kolkata
| City | Coordinates |
|---|---|
| Siliguri, India | 26.71004, 88.42851 |
| Norilsk, Russia | 69.3535, 88.2027 |
| Mezhdurechensk, Russia | 53.69417, 88.06028 |
| Talnakh, Russia | 69.4865, 88.3972 |
| Rājshāhi, Bangladesh | 24.374, 88.60114 |