Soshanguve: coordinates, UTM zone and magnetic declination
Survey data sheet for Soshanguve (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 Soshanguve in?
Soshanguve is in UTM zone 35S, with central meridian 27° E. In WGS 84, the city center is at E 610,495 m and N 7,182,233 m.
What is the magnetic declination in Soshanguve?
Today the magnetic declination in Soshanguve is 19.70° W, changing by −15.5′ 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 Soshanguve?
The geoid undulation (EGM2008) in Soshanguve is N = 23.50 m. To convert a GNSS height (ellipsoidal, h) to an approximate orthometric height: H = h − N.
Cities near Soshanguve
- Pretoria 32 km
- Diepsloot 52 km
- Thembisa 60 km
- Randburg 70 km
- Krugersdorp 75 km
- Roodepoort 80 km
- Johannesburg 81 km
- Benoni 83 km
- All cities in South Africa
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