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Cities at the same latitude as
Metangula

Metangula is located at latitude -12.70°, about 83 km (51 miles) northwest of Lichinga. Nearby major cities on this latitude include Huambo (Angola), Kitwe (Zambia) and Benguela (Angola). You will find below the cities within ±0.5° of the same parallel.

All cities at the same latitude as Metangula share nearly the same day length: about 12:28 today.

Cities on the same parallel as Metangula

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For smoother interaction, the globe shows the 100 most populous matching cities. The complete list appears in the table below.

Lat: -12.70° Lng: 34.8158° Pop: 14,835 Time Zone: Africa/Maputo

List of cities

City Country Population Latitude
SalvadorBrazil2,711,840-12.98°
KitweZambia665,961-12.80°
NdolaZambia627,503-12.96°
Feira de SantanaBrazil616,272-12.27°
HuamboAngola595,304-12.78°
BenguelaAngola555,124-12.58°
LobitoAngola393,079-12.36°
CuítoAngola355,423-12.38°
CamaçariBrazil321,636-12.70°
ChingolaZambia256,560-12.53°
NavegantesAngola240,075-12.59°
PembaMozambique232,932-12.97°
Lauro de FreitasBrazil203,331-12.89°
LuanshyaZambia193,293-13.14°
MufuliraZambia169,136-12.55°
BocoioAngola164,685-12.47°
AyacuchoPeru140,033-13.16°
DarwinAustralia139,902-12.46°
AntsirananaMadagascar136,959-12.32°
CaálaAngola130,000-12.85°
SorrisoBrazil124,665-12.55°
CatchiungoAngola120,677-12.57°
Simões FilhoBrazil114,559-12.78°
ChililabombweZambia113,876-12.36°
Santo Antônio de JesusBrazil109,791-12.97°
VilhenaBrazil109,651-12.74°
BalomboAngola108,965-12.35°
Baía FartaAngola107,841-12.60°
KalulushiZambia104,046-12.84°
CatumbelaAngola95,034-12.43°
Lucas do Rio VerdeBrazil92,256-13.07°
LongonjoAngola92,103-12.91°
CubalAngola90,367-13.04°
MontepuezMozambique88,442-13.13°
Puerto MaldonadoPeru85,024-12.59°
EcunnaAngola82,541-12.68°
CandeiasBrazil72,382-12.67°
Dias d'ÁvilaBrazil71,485-12.61°
KasunguMalawi66,152-13.03°
GandaAngola65,000-13.02°
ItaberabaBrazil64,646-12.53°
Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaPeru61,000-12.21°
Cruz das AlmasBrazil60,348-12.67°
Santo AmaroBrazil60,131-12.55°
MamoudzouMayotte54,831-12.78°
Santo EstêvãoBrazil52,276-12.43°
MacaúbasBrazil50,161-13.02°
HuancavelicaPeru49,570-12.79°
CatuBrazil48,148-12.35°
Mata de São JoãoBrazil47,126-12.53°
LundaziZambia45,149-12.29°
MaragogipeBrazil44,793-12.78°
São Sebastião do PasséBrazil44,430-12.51°
SeabraBrazil44,234-12.42°
Vera CruzBrazil43,716-12.96°
PojucaBrazil39,972-12.43°
São Gonçalo dos CamposBrazil39,513-12.43°
TambopataPeru38,966-12.67°
São Francisco do CondeBrazil38,733-12.63°
Rolim de Moura do GuaporéBrazil37,949-13.08°
Alto HamaAngola36,661-12.23°
AmargosaBrazil36,521-13.03°
Conceição do JacuípeBrazil35,308-12.32°
ChambishiZambia34,888-12.63°
MokamboDemocratic Republic of the Congo34,762-12.43°
São DesidérioBrazil34,266-12.36°
PalmerstonAustralia33,695-12.49°
CachoeiraBrazil33,567-12.60°
ImperialPeru32,344-13.06°
Nuevo ImperialPeru32,344-13.08°
AntsohimbondronaMadagascar32,080-13.08°
NkhotakotaMalawi31,974-12.93°
Ruy BarbosaBrazil30,857-12.28°
Vera CruzBrazil30,556-12.63°
MuritibaBrazil29,410-12.63°
ParatingaBrazil29,252-12.69°
ManyamaZambia28,825-12.31°
NazaréBrazil28,594-13.04°
MapaloZambia26,986-12.94°
ChinguarAngola26,811-12.56°
Coração de MariaBrazil26,692-12.23°
MufumbweZambia25,667-13.14°
San Vicente de CañetePeru25,517-13.08°
QuillabambaPeru25,300-12.86°
Santa AnaPeru25,145-12.87°
Dombe GrandeAngola25,000-12.95°
SantanaBrazil24,755-12.98°
Castro AlvesBrazil24,712-12.77°
IaçuBrazil24,607-12.77°
Amélia RodriguesBrazil24,138-12.40°
LajeBrazil24,032-13.18°
IraquaraBrazil23,879-12.25°
MacomiaMozambique23,228-12.25°
MuritibaBrazil22,388-12.92°
Oliveira dos BrejinhosBrazil21,810-12.32°
UcumaAngola21,809-12.96°
BoquiraBrazil21,497-12.82°
Madre de DeusBrazil21,432-12.74°
Conceição da FeiraBrazil20,800-12.51°
Governador MangabeiraBrazil20,605-12.60°
São FelipeBrazil20,283-12.85°
ItaparicaBrazil19,789-12.89°
Rafael JambeiroBrazil19,662-12.41°
SobradinhoBrazil19,304-12.83°
JaguaripeBrazil18,981-13.11°
Cabaceiras do ParaguaçuBrazil18,911-12.54°
ChavumaZambia18,902-13.07°
HuantaPeru18,627-12.93°
Cubal do LumboAngola18,451-12.31°
KoungouMayotte18,118-12.73°
Campos BelosBrazil18,108-13.04°
QuerênciaBrazil17,937-12.60°
LabattoirMayotte17,739-12.78°
SapeaçuBrazil17,409-12.73°
FomboniComoros17,291-12.29°
MalaPeru17,260-12.66°
Serra DouradaBrazil17,066-12.76°
KaouéniMayotte17,060-12.77°
LonduimbaliAngola17,000-12.24°
PiatãBrazil16,984-13.15°
Boa Vista do TupimBrazil16,873-12.66°
IbitiaraBrazil16,403-12.65°
ItaetéBrazil16,110-12.99°
CerejeirasBrazil15,890-13.19°
Conceição do AlmeidaBrazil15,794-12.78°
Colorado do OesteBrazil15,663-13.12°
DzaoudziMayotte15,339-12.78°
TapurahBrazil15,272-12.74°
Salinas da MargaridaBrazil14,987-12.87°
IbipitangaBrazil14,947-12.88°
CaimbamboAngola14,544-13.02°
CamboioAngola14,544-12.93°
ItatimBrazil14,539-12.71°
BoninalBrazil14,446-12.70°
Las NazarenasPeru14,316-13.15°
CristópolisBrazil13,993-12.24°
TaguatingaBrazil13,711-12.40°
IpecaetáBrazil13,709-12.32°
BaianópolisBrazil13,614-12.31°
Sítio do MatoBrazil13,408-13.08°
VeraBrazil13,389-12.31°
AndaraíBrazil13,132-12.81°
BrejõesBrazil12,943-13.10°
ChilcaPeru12,884-12.52°
Costa MarquesBrazil12,627-12.45°
TsimbeoComoros12,590-12.21°
Novo HorizonteBrazil12,522-12.81°
DomoniComoros12,262-12.26°
MucugêBrazil12,137-13.01°
Nova UbiratãBrazil12,108-13.03°
SaubaraBrazil12,105-12.74°
Tabocas do Brejo VelhoBrazil11,979-12.70°
CunhingaAngola11,812-12.23°
São Miguel das MatasBrazil11,704-13.05°
Majikavo KoropaMayotte11,698-12.75°
Rio do PiresBrazil11,663-13.13°
AraçásBrazil11,557-12.21°
LençóisBrazil11,499-12.56°
PamandziMayotte11,442-12.80°
Terra NovaBrazil11,169-12.37°
Antônio CardosoBrazil11,146-12.44°
São FélixBrazil11,026-12.60°
MilagresBrazil10,893-12.87°
Adda-DouéniComoros10,858-12.29°
Terra NovaBrazil10,798-12.39°
PichariPeru10,655-12.50°
Feliz NatalBrazil10,564-12.39°
ArraiasBrazil10,534-12.93°
Santa TerezinhaBrazil10,441-12.77°
ParanãBrazil10,437-12.62°
Ribeirão CascalheiraBrazil10,431-12.94°
CanápolisBrazil10,225-13.07°
DembeniMayotte10,141-12.84°
VarzedoBrazil9,913-12.97°
SadaMayotte9,832-12.85°
MarrupaMozambique9,565-13.19°
WagnerBrazil9,503-12.29°
ChupinguaiaBrazil9,324-12.55°
Marcionílio SouzaBrazil9,267-13.00°
BrejolândiaBrazil9,108-12.49°
AlvoradaBrazil9,094-12.48°
AscencionPeru9,086-12.78°
Praia BebeAngola9,082-12.41°
PalmeirasBrazil9,071-12.53°
SimaComoros8,737-12.20°
AratuípeBrazil8,677-13.08°
PassamaintyMayotte8,430-12.80°
Ipiranga do NorteBrazil8,409-12.24°
San MiguelPeru8,400-13.01°
AraguaçuBrazil8,273-12.93°
Koni-DjodjoComoros8,109-12.23°
BandrabouaMayotte7,880-12.70°
Elísio MedradoBrazil7,808-12.95°
Nova ItaranaBrazil7,780-13.03°
MtsamboroMayotte7,724-12.70°
TsingoniMayotte7,602-12.79°
SadjoavatoMadagascar7,600-12.62°
Nova RedençãoBrazil7,538-12.82°
MoyaComoros7,529-12.31°
CorumbiaraBrazil7,519-12.96°
OuanganiMayotte7,272-12.85°
ChiconiMayotte7,204-12.83°
Muniz FerreiraBrazil7,190-13.00°
PalmeirópolisBrazil7,119-13.04°
Teodoro SampaioBrazil7,110-12.30°
CombaniMayotte6,665-12.80°
QuilmanáPeru6,442-12.95°
BandreleMayotte6,350-12.91°
ChironguiMayotte6,173-12.93°
DzumogneMayotte6,075-12.72°
VahibéMayotte6,067-12.79°
ItanagraBrazil5,914-12.26°
ChelaAngola5,811-12.30°
Nova MaringáBrazil5,775-13.03°
San BartoloPeru5,733-12.38°
IboMozambique5,701-12.34°
ChandraComoros5,645-12.20°
Tsoundzou 1Mayotte5,570-12.81°
PampasPeru5,521-12.40°
MrémaniComoros5,470-12.31°
BouéniMayotte5,334-12.90°
MramaniComoros5,126-12.35°
M'TsangamoujiMayotte5,028-12.76°

Understanding Metangula's latitude

Latitude12.70° S
Distance to Equator1,412 km / 877 mi
Distance to polar circle5,990 km / 3,722 mi
Antarctic Circle (66.56° S)

Daylight over the year

Estimated daylight (sunrise-to-sunset) duration in Metangula along the year.

The longest daylight at latitude 12.70° S is about 12h 52m around the summer solstice in December, while the shortest is about 11h 23m around the winter solstice in June.

These are approximate astronomical estimates, using solar-declination equations documented by NOAA and a standard sunrise/sunset horizon of −0.833°. Twilight is not included. Terrain, altitude and actual atmospheric conditions can change observed daylight, particularly near the poles. Distances are approximate north–south distances along a meridian on a mean-radius Earth; the nearest polar circle is taken at 66.56°.

Monthly daylight estimates

Calculated for the 15th of each month.

MonthDaylight
January12h 47m
February12h 30m
March12h 10m
April11h 49m
May11h 32m
June11h 23m
July11h 27m
August11h 41m
September12h 02m
October12h 23m
November12h 42m
December12h 52m

Interactive map of Metangula

About latitude comparisons

When comparing cities at the same latitude, such as Metangula and its global counterparts, it is important to remember that while they share identical daylight hours and similar solar angles throughout the year, their climates may differ drastically. Factors including elevation, proximity to oceans, and dominant wind patterns shape the local environment just as much as solar positioning.

The results shown here are cities located within ±0.5 degrees of Metangula's parallel (-12.70°), which covers roughly 55 kilometers (34 miles) north or south of its exact coordinate.

Frequently asked questions

What is the longitude of Metangula?

Metangula is located at longitude 34.8158° E. Among cities within ±0.5° of the same meridian, Kakamega (Kenya), at 34.7523° E in the Northern Hemisphere.

How close are these cities to Metangula’s latitude?

Each listed city has a stored latitude between -13.20° and -12.20°, the ±0.5° matching band around Metangula.

Does this map show exact city boundaries?

No. Map markers and latitude values use city reference coordinates. They help compare locations on a parallel, but do not represent municipal boundaries.

Do these cities share the same climate?

Not necessarily. Latitude is only one influence on climate; altitude, coastlines, ocean currents and local terrain also matter.