South Africa: coordinate systems
21 current national systems, and 5 regional or world-wide systems that also cover this country. Every code opens its page: definition, parameters, proj4, WKT.
Projected systems 20
Plane X/Y coordinates (Easting, Northing), most often in metres: what plans, cadastre and surveys use.
| Code | Name | Conversion |
|---|---|---|
| EPSG:2047 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo17 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2048 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo19 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2049 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo21 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2050 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo23 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2051 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo25 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2052 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo27 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2053 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo29 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2054 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo31 | Converts here |
| EPSG:2055 | Hartebeesthoek94 / Lo33 | Converts here |
| EPSG:9221 | Hartebeesthoek94 / ZAF BSU Albers 25E | Converts here |
| EPSG:9222 | Hartebeesthoek94 / ZAF BSU Albers 44E | Converts here |
| EPSG:22277 | Cape / Lo17 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22279 | Cape / Lo19 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22281 | Cape / Lo21 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22283 | Cape / Lo23 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22285 | Cape / Lo25 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22287 | Cape / Lo27 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22289 | Cape / Lo29 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22291 | Cape / Lo31 | Converts here |
| EPSG:22293 | Cape / Lo33 | Converts here |
Geographic systems 1
Latitude and longitude on the ellipsoid of a datum. They underlie the projected systems of the same datum.
| Code | Name | Conversion |
|---|---|---|
| EPSG:4148 | Hartebeesthoek94 | Converts here |
Regional and world-wide systems that also cover this country 5
UTM zones, continental grids and frames shared with other countries.
| Code | Name | Conversion |
|---|---|---|
| EPSG:4222 | Cape | Converts here |
| EPSG:32733 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 33S | Converts here |
| EPSG:32734 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 34S | Converts here |
| EPSG:32735 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 35S | Converts here |
| EPSG:32736 | WGS 84 / UTM zone 36S | Converts here |
Which system should I use?
For a plan or a survey in this country, use the national system named by the specification or the cadastre. A UTM zone suits a project that spills over national zones; WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) is for exchanging with a GPS.