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EPSG:32735 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 35S

Source: EPSG Dataset via PROJ 9.5.1 · Updated 2026-10-05

Summary

EPSG:32735 (WGS 84 / UTM zone 35S) is a projected coordinate reference system on the World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble datum using the Transverse Mercator method, with coordinates in metres. Area of use: Between 24°E and 30°E, southern hemisphere between 80°S and equator, onshore and offshore. The datum is an ensemble with about 2.0 m accuracy, so precise work should name a specific realization.

Type: projected
Datum: World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble
Units: metre
Axes: E, N
Central meridian: 27°

Definition

EPSG:32735 as published in the EPSG Dataset (PROJ 9.5.1).
Property	Value
EPSG code	EPSG:32735
Name	WGS 84 / UTM zone 35S
Type	Projected CRS
Datum	World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble (ensemble, accuracy ≈ 2.0 m)
Ellipsoid	WGS 84 (a = 6,378,137.000 m, 1/f = 298.257224)
Prime meridian	Greenwich
Projection method	Transverse Mercator
Axes	Easting (E, east, metre); Northing (N, north, metre)
Scope	Navigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing.
Bounding box	24° to 30° longitude, -80° to 0° latitude

Area of use

Between 24°E and 30°E, southern hemisphere between 80°S and equator, onshore and offshore. Botswana. Burundi. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). Rwanda. South Africa. Tanzania. Uganda. Zambia. Zimbabwe.

Projection parameters

Transverse Mercator parameters.
Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	27	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9996	unity
False easting	500,000	metre
False northing	10,000,000	metre

Example coordinates

A WGS 84 point at longitude 28.5°, latitude -24.0° (inside the area of use) has these coordinates in EPSG:32735:

Computed with PROJ using the EPSG default operation: axis order change (2D) + UTM zone 35S.
Axis	Value	Unit
E	652,578.355	m
N	7,344,960.983	m

At this point the projection scale factor is 0.99988755 and the grid convergence is -0.610223°.

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Definitions and downloads

PROJ string

+proj=utm +zone=35 +south +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

A PROJ string cannot carry every EPSG detail (axis order, datum ensemble, transformations). Prefer WKT2 or the EPSG code itself.

Proj4js definition used by the converter

+proj=utm +zone=35 +south +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs

No datum shift is needed: this CRS is on WGS 84 or a datum Proj4js treats as equivalent at the metre level.

WKT2:2019

PROJCRS["WGS 84 / UTM zone 35S", BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84", ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)"], ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4326]], CONVERSION["UTM zone 35S", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",27, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8802]], PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996, SCALEUNIT["unity",1], ID["EPSG",8805]], PARAMETER["False easting",500000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8806]], PARAMETER["False northing",10000000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8807]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["(E)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["(N)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Navigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing."], AREA["Between 24°E and 30°E, southern hemisphere between 80°S and equator, onshore and offshore. Botswana. Burundi. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). Rwanda. South Africa. Tanzania. Uganda. Zambia. Zimbabwe."], BBOX[-80,24,0,30]], ID["EPSG",32735]]

Downloads

32735.prj — ESRI WKT for shapefiles
32735.wkt — OGC WKT2:2019

FAQ

What is EPSG:32735?

Where can EPSG:32735 be used?

Its area of use is: Between 24°E and 30°E, southern hemisphere between 80°S and equator, onshore and offshore. Botswana. Burundi. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). Rwanda. South Africa. Tanzania. Uganda. Zambia. Zimbabwe.

Is EPSG:32735 in metres or degrees?

EPSG:32735 is projected, so coordinates are easting and northing in metres, not degrees.

How do I convert EPSG:32735 to latitude and longitude?

Transform from EPSG:32735 to EPSG:4326 (WGS 84). In GeoCAD Bridge open the coordinate converter with EPSG:32735 preselected, enter easting and northing, and choose WGS 84 as the target.

What is the central meridian of EPSG:32735?

27° (UTM zone 35), with a scale factor of 0.9996, false easting 500 000 m and false northing 10 000 000 m.

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References

IOGP. EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, epsg.org/crs_32735.
PROJ 9.5.1 / pyproj 3.7.2, used to compute every value on this page.

Cite this page

GeoCAD Bridge. “EPSG:32735 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 35S.” GeoCAD Bridge EPSG Library, updated 2026-10-05. https://www.geocadbridge.com/epsg/32735/