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Piton geodata

Piton (Rivière du Rempart) is a populated place; located in Mauritius in Indian/Mauritius (GMT+4) time zone. With population of 5,909 people, there are 44 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Mauritius, 80.8% of cities are located further ↓South; 60.6% of cities are located further ←West and 52.5% of cities have higher elevation than Piton. Note1

Administrative division(s):

Current local time in Piton:

11:17 PM, Friday
Difference from your time zone: hours
[3]

Piton on map:[1]

Piton on map

Piton GPS coordinates[2]

20° 5' 25.008" South, 57° 37' 49.008" East

Map corner latitude longitude
Upper-left -19.42856°, 56.92716°
Center: -20.09028°, 57.63028°
Lower-right: -20.74922°, 58.33341°
Map W x H: 146.8×146.8 km = 91.2×91.2mi
max Lat: -10.38803°
  ⇑19.2% North
Piton: -20.09028°
min Lat:   ⇓80.8% South
-20.51667°
Note1
min Long Piton max Long
56.61795° 57.63028° 63.41667°
W 60.6%⇐   ⇒39.4% E

Elevation

Elevation of Piton is 96 m = 315 ft, and this is 56.1 m = 184 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:
 
467 m = 1532 ft 52.5%
Avg. 152.1 m = 499 ft  
Piton 96 m = 315 ft  

Min E:
1 m = 3 ft 47.5%

See also: Mauritius elevation on elevation.city.


Geographical zone

Piton is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of this Southern Tropic circle is 372.1 km =231.2 mi to South.
Distance of km miles from Piton
Equator 2233.8 1388 to North
Tropic Capricorn 372.1 231.2 to South
Antarctic Circle 5167.3 3210.8 to South
South Pole 7773.2 4830 to South
7773.2 km
2233.8 km

Nearby cities:

15 places around Piton: (largest is in red/bold)

Amaury 5.4 km =3.4 mi, 146°
Congomah 7.7 km =4.8 mi, 212°
Cottage 3.4 km =2.1 mi, 358°
Espérance Trébuchet 2.6 km =1.6 mi, 28°
Fond du Sac 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 314°
Goodlands 6.1 km =3.8 mi, 20°
Laventure 7.8 km =4.8 mi, 141°
Mapou 3.4 km =2.1 mi, 298°
Morcellement Saint André 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 287°
Pamplemousses 6.4 km =4 mi, 256°
Petit Raffray 7.8 km =4.8 mi, 354°
Plaine des Papayes 6.7 km =4.2 mi, 294°
Plaines des Roches 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 110°
Rivière du Rempart 5.9 km =3.7 mi, 104°
The Vale 7.3 km =4.5 mi, 336°


Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Mauritius 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