Location map of Democratic Republic of the Congo
name Democratic Republic of the Congo
border
coordinates
6
11 ←↕→ 32
-14
map center 4°00′S 21°30′E / 4°S 21.5°E / -4; 21.5
image Democratic Republic of the Congo adm location map.svg
image1 Democratic Republic of the Congo relief location map.jpg
Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Module:Location map/data/Democratic Republic of the Congo is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.

Usage

These definitions are used by the following templates when invoked with parameter "Democratic Republic of the Congo":

Map definition

  • name = Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = -14
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = 11
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = 32
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Alternative map

The map defined as image1 (Democratic Republic of the Congo relief location map.jpg) can be displayed by using the relief or AlternativeMap parameters in {{Location map}}, {{Location map many}} and {{Location map+}}. The use of these two parameters is shown in the examples below. Additional examples can be found at:

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 21 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.105 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.021 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 20 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.1 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.02 degrees per pixel.

Examples using location map templates

Location map, using default map (image)

 
 
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
{{Location map | Democratic Republic of the Congo
| width   = 250
| lat_deg = -4.33
| lon_deg = 15.32
| label   = Kinshasa
}}

Location map many, using relief map (image1)

 
 
Kinshasa
 
Lubumbashi
 
Gbadolite
Democratic Republic of the Congo
{{Location map many | Democratic Republic of the Congo
| relief   = yes
| width    = 250
| caption  = Democratic Republic of the Congo
| lat1_deg = -4.33
| lon1_deg = 15.32
| label1   = Kinshasa
| lat2_deg = -11.67
| lon2_deg = 27.47
| label2   = Lubumbashi
| lat3_deg = 4.28
| lon3_deg = 21.02
| label3   = Gbadolite
}}

Location map+, using AlternativeMap

 
 
Kinshasa
 
Lubumbashi
 
Gbadolite
Democratic Republic of the Congo
{{Location map+ | Democratic Republic of the Congo
| AlternativeMap = Democratic Republic of the Congo
relief location map.jpg
| width   = 250
| caption = Democratic Republic of the Congo
| places  =
  {{Location map~ | Democratic Republic of the Congo
  | lat_deg = -4.33
  | lon_deg = 15.32
  | label   = Kinshasa
  }}
  {{Location map~ | Democratic Republic of the Congo
  | lat_deg = -11.67
  | lon_deg = 27.47
  | label   = Lubumbashi
  }}
  {{Location map~ | Democratic Republic of the Congo
  | lat_deg = 4.28
  | lon_deg = 21.02
  | label   = Gbadolite
  }}
}}

See also

Location map templates
Infobox templates incorporating (passing values to) the Location map template
List