The main latitude and longitude of Bolivia is 17 o South and 65 o West. This Latin American country falls in the southern hemisphere of the world. The total area which falls within the first and last latitudes and longitudes of Bolivia is 1,098,580 square kilometers. As the country of Bolivia fall within the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, the climate of the country is tropical and humid. But there is a significant difference in the temperature and climatic conditions in the area near the Andes mountain range.
The latitude and longitude of the largest city of Bolivia , Santa Cruz de la Sierra, is 17 o 48' South and 68 o 10' West. The latitudes and longitudes of Sucre and La Paz are 19 o 2'South, 16 o 15'West and 17 o 48'South, 68 o 8West respectively. As the longitude of Bolivia is on the west of the Prime Meridian the time zone runs four hours less than the UTC. |
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