Central address: 702-722 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316, USA
Elevation: 266.380
Time Zone: America/Chicago
Latitude: 41° 36' 1.962'' N
Longitude: 93° 36' 32.7816'' W
Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ ( listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the French colonial name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 216,553 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in the United States with 634,725 residents according to the 2016 estimate by the United States Census Bureau.
The latitude of Des Moines is 41.600545, and the longitude is -93.609106. Des Moines is a city is located at United States with the gps coordinates of 41° 36' 1.962'' N and 93° 36' 32.7816'' W. The elevation of Des Moines is 266.380, the time zone is America/Chicago.
Latitude | 41.600545 | Longitude | -93.609106 |
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Elevation | 266.380 | DMS Lat | 41° 36' 1.962'' N |
DMS Lng | 93° 36' 32.7816'' W | GeoHASH | 9zmktv5utxxt0 |
UTM Zone | 15T | UTM Easting | 449240.582982623 |
UTM Northing | 4605605.32674915 | Time Zone | America/Chicago |
Country | United States | Country Code | 1 |