Bangui

Central African Republic

Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville.

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Country: Central African Republic
Population: 831,925
Latitude: 4.37° N
Longitude: 18.56° E

Which way is Bangui from…

From Paris, Bangui lies at 157° to the south-east, 5,180 km as the crow flies.

Paris	157° south-east	5,180 km
London	155° south-east	5,521 km
New York	85° east	9,907 km
Madrid	145° south-east	4,586 km
Rome	170° south	4,217 km
Montreal	85° east	9,827 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	301° north-west	4,905 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

Stockholm, Budapest, Sarajevo and Bangui share the same meridian: from any of those three cities, you would simply aim due south. From London, aim south-east, at 155°, 5,521 km away. From New York, a flat map says 114°, south-east; the compass says 85°, due east. One last landmark: Bangui shares Bogotá’s latitude.