EPSG:22332 — Carthage / UTM zone 32N
Carthage / UTM zone 32N (EPSG:22332) — a Projected (metres) system on the clrk80ign datum, used in Tunisia. Parameters, proj4, WKT, accuracy ±1.2 m, plus a free converte…
At a glance
- EPSG
- 22332
- Name
- Carthage / UTM zone 32N
- Kind
- Projected (metres)
- Family
- Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
- Ellipsoid
- clrk80ign
- Accuracy
- ±1.2 m (vs PROJ)
- Countries
- Tunisia
Area of use
| West | 7.81° |
| South | 33.22° |
| East | 13.67° |
| North | 38.41° |
Projection parameters
| Projection | utm |
| UTM zone | 32 |
| Ellipsoid | clrk80ign |
| Units | m |
| Helmert shift to WGS84 | -263,6,431,0,0,0,0 |
+proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=clrk80ign +units=m +no_defs +towgs84=-263,6,431,0,0,0,0
PROJCS["Carthage / UTM zone 32N",GEOGCS["GCS_Carthage / UTM zone 32N",DATUM["D_Clarke_1880_IGN",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.4660212936269],TOWGS84[-263,6,431,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",9],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0],UNIT["Meter",1],AUTHORITY["EPSG","22332"]]
Sample conversion
Tunisia capital: WGS84 10.18150, 36.80650 → EPSG:22332 605346.716, 4073601.953
Values are within ±1.2 m at the test point.
About the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) family
Carthage / UTM zone 32N is a Universal Transverse Mercator zone — a 6°-wide belt of the worldwide UTM system, in metres, centred on a meridian carefully chosen so distortion stays low across the zone. It is the everyday working grid for GPS-derived surveying in Tunisia.
The classic field mistake with UTM is using the wrong zone: a point one zone away is easily hundreds of kilometres off. Always confirm the zone number (and the hemisphere) before importing coordinates, and remember that UTM eastings are offset by a 500 km false easting so they never go negative.
Related systems
- EPSG:2088 — Carthage / TM 6
- EPSG:4223 — Carthage
- EPSG:22391 — Carthage / Nord Tunisie
- EPSG:22392 — Carthage / Sud Tunisie
- EPSG:32632 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N
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FAQ
- What is EPSG:22332?
- It is the coordinate system “Carthage / UTM zone 32N”, a Projected (metres) system in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) family, identified worldwide by the code EPSG:22332.
- What datum does it use, and how accurate is it?
- It is based on the clrk80ign ellipsoid and it carries Helmert parameters to WGS84. The residual at the test point is about ±1.2 m versus PROJ; for centimetre work use a geodetic adjustment service.
- Where is this system used?
- It is used in Tunisia. This page shows its area of use as a coordinate rectangle above.
- How do I convert EPSG:22332 to WGS84?
- Use the free coordinate converter above (preloaded with this system) to convert to WGS84, UTM, or any other system, within a ±1.2 m residual.
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