Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a department and a commune. Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Country: Republic of the Congo
Population: 1,355,000
Latitude: 4.26° S
Longitude: 15.28° E

Which way is Brazzaville from…

From Paris, Brazzaville lies at 164° to the south, 6,038 km as the crow flies.

Paris	164° south	6,038 km
London	162° south	6,371 km
New York	94° east	10,256 km
Madrid	154° south-east	5,332 km
Rome	176° south	5,141 km
Montreal	94° east	10,256 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	287° west	4,714 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

Brazzaville and Kinshasa face each other across the Congo River, less than 10 km apart: aim at one and you are aiming at the other. From London, turn south, to 162°, 6,371 km away. From New York, a flat map would have you aim at 119°, south-east; the compass says 94°, due east.