EPSG:26393 Minna / Nigeria East Belt
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Nigeria - east of 10.5°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:26393 |
|---|---|
| Name | Minna / Nigeria East Belt |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Nigeria - east of 10.5°E Nigeria east of 10°30'E. |
| Bounds | W 10,49° · S 6,43° · E 14,65° · N 13,72° |
| Countries | Nigeria |
| Datum | Minna |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4263 — Minna |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Minna to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1168) — accuracy 15 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 4 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 12.5 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.99975 | unity |
| False easting | 1110369.7 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=4 +lon_0=12.5 +k=0.99975 +x_0=1110369.7 +y_0=0 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +towgs84=-92,-93,122 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:26393.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Nigeria_East_Belt",GEOGCS["GCS_Minna",DATUM["D_Minna",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1110369.7],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",12.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99975],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",4.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Nigeria
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.