Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. With an estimated population of 6,287,000 inhabitants as of 2025, it is the tenth largest city in Africa. At an elevation of 2,355 metres, it is the fourth-highest capital city in the world and the highest capital in Africa. Addis Ababa is a highly developed and important cultural, artistic, financial and administrative center of Ethiopia.

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Country: Ethiopia
Population: 3,100,000
Latitude: 9.04° N
Longitude: 38.7° E

Which way is Addis Ababa from…

From Paris, Addis Ababa lies at 130° to the south-east, 5,569 km as the crow flies.

Paris	130° south-east	5,569 km
London	129° south-east	5,893 km
New York	68° east	11,203 km
Madrid	118° south-east	5,440 km
Rome	137° south-east	4,464 km
Montreal	68° east	10,968 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	330° north-west	3,797 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

To aim at Addis Ababa from London, turn south-east, to 129°, 5,893 km away. From New York, a flat map says 108°, east; the compass says 68°, still east but much further north. Two landmarks for Ethiopia’s capital: it shares Abuja’s latitude, and Asmara is due north, 701 km away.