Bamako

Mali

Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country, and the city is surrounded on all sides by the Koulikoro Region.

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Country: Mali
Population: 1,494,000
Latitude: 12.65° N
Longitude: 8° O

Which way is Bamako from…

From Paris, Bamako lies at 197° to the south, 4,137 km as the crow flies.

Paris	197° south	4,137 km
London	192° south	4,378 km
New York	96° east	7,079 km
Madrid	189° south	3,116 km
Rome	217° south-west	3,809 km
Montreal	99° east	7,111 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	292° west	7,869 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

Bamako, on the Niger, lies south of London, slightly to the west: 192°, 4,378 km away. From New York, a flat map would have you aim south-east, at 116°; the compass says 96°, east. To place it, look for Ouagadougou: same latitude, due east, 704 km away.