EPSG:32736 WGS 84 / UTM zone 36S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: World - S hemisphere - 30°E to 36°E - by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:32736 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / UTM zone 36S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
World - S hemisphere - 30°E to 36°E - by country Between 30°E and 36°E, southern hemisphere between 80°S and equator, onshore and offshore. Burundi. Eswatini (Swaziland). Kenya. Malawi. Mozambique. Rwanda. South Africa. Tanzania. Uganda. Zambia. Zimbabwe. |
| Bounds | W 30,00° · S -80,00° · E 36,00° · N 0,00° |
| Also covers | Burundi, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Datum | World 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 |
| Scope | Navigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 33 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=36 +south +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:32736.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_36S",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",33.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.