lintang

Lintang is a term in Indonesian and Malay that primarily denotes latitude, the geographic coordinate indicating a location's position north or south of the equator. The lines of latitude are commonly referred to as garis lintang. Latitudes are expressed in degrees north or south (for example, 6° N or 6° S) and can also be shown in decimal form. The reference line at 0° lintang is the equator, known in Indonesian as garis khatulistiwa.

In cartography, navigation, and satellite geolocation, lintang is used together with bujur, the longitude coordinate that measures east–west position. Modern systems such as the World Geodetic System (WGS84) represent a location with both lintang and bujur, typically in decimal degrees or degrees, minutes, and seconds.

As a given name, Lintang is used in Indonesia and among Indonesian-speaking communities.

The term lintang is native to the Indonesian and Malay lexicon and is distinct from other words for stars or celestial bodies, such as bintang. See also latitude, longitude, and khatulistiwa for related concepts.