EPSG systems

EPSG:32713 WGS 84 / UTM zone 13S

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: World - S hemisphere - 108°W to 102°W - by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:32713
NameWGS 84 / UTM zone 13S
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use World - S hemisphere - 108°W to 102°W - by country
Between 108°W and 102°W, southern hemisphere between 80°S and equator, onshore and offshore.
Bounds W -108,00° · S -80,00° · E -102,00° · N 0,00°
Countries World
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 None: this is WGS 84
ScopeNavigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin-105degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing10000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=13 +south +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:32713.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_13S",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-105.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — World

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.