Bochum geodata
Bochum (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a seat of a third-order administrative division; located in Germany in Europe/Berlin (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 385,729 people, there are 16 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Germany, 66% of cities are located further ↓South; 91.2% of cities are located further →East and 68% of cities have higher elevation than Bochum. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: North Rhine-Westphalia
- Level 2: Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg
- Level 3: Kreisfreie Stadt Bochum
- Level 4: Bochum
Bochum GPS coordinates[2]
51° 28' 53.94" North, 7° 12' 59.328" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 51.91743°, | 6.51335° |
| Center: | 51.48165°, | 7.21648° |
| Lower-right: | 51.04166°, | 7.9196° |
| Map W x H: | 97.4×97.4 km | = 60.5×60.5mi |
| max Lat: | 55.01917° ⇑34% North |
| Bochum: | 51.48165° |
| min Lat: | ⇓66% South 47.40724° |
| min Long | Bochum | max Long |
| 5.92978° | 7.21648° | 14.98853° |
| W 8.8%⇐ | ⇒91.2% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Bochum is 102 m = 335 ft, and this is 147.1 m = 483 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1256 m = 4121 ft | 68% |
| Avg. | 249.1 m = 817 ft | |
| Bochum | 102 m = 335 ft | |
Min E: |
-5 m = -16 ft | 32% |
See also: Bochum elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Bochum is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1677 km =1042 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Bochum |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4282.8 | 2661.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 1677 | 1042 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 3118.3 | 1937.6 | to South |
| Equator | 5724.2 | 3556.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Bochum: (largest is in red/bold)
• Bochum-Hordel
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
308°
• Castrop-Rauxel
10.6 km =6.6 mi, 
38°
• Dortmund
17.7 km =11 mi, 
77°
• Essen
14.4 km =8.9 mi, 
258°
• Gelsenkirchen
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 
287°
• Hattingen
9.4 km =5.8 mi, 
193°
• Herdecke
17.7 km =11 mi, 
120°
• Herne
6.4 km =4 mi, 
5°
• Herten
13.7 km =8.5 mi, 
338°
• Hordel
3.3 km =2.1 mi, 
302°
• Oer-Erkenschwick
18.1 km =11.2 mi, 10°
• Recklinghausen
14.8 km =9.2 mi, 
354°
• Sprockhövel
15.1 km =9.4 mi, 
172°
• Wetter (Ruhr)
16.1 km =10 mi, 
130°
• Witten
10.3 km =6.4 mi, 
114°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Germany existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
