Pretoria: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Pretoria (South Africa) for field work: coordinates, UTM zone, scale factor, grid convergence, today's magnetic declination and geoid undulation, computed for the city center.
Values for the city center (GeoNames coordinate). Declination from the World Magnetic Model 2025 for today's date; geoid from EGM2008. For an exact point, use the tools below.
Nearest GNSS reference stations (IGS)
Tools to use here
FAQ
What UTM zone is Pretoria in?
Pretoria is in UTM zone 35S, with central meridian 27° E. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 619,136 m and N 7,152,034 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Pretoria?
Today the magnetic declination in Pretoria is 20.16° W, changing by −15.6′ per year (WMM2025 model). To get the true azimuth, add the declination to the magnetic azimuth (East positive, West negative).
What is the geoid undulation in Pretoria?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Pretoria is N = 24.73 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Pretoria
- Diepsloot 27 km
- Thembisa 28 km
- Soshanguve 32 km
- Randburg 43 km
- Benoni 51 km
- Boksburg 52 km
- Johannesburg 53 km
- Krugersdorp 56 km
- All cities in South Africa
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