Kampala

Uganda

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,797,722 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, and Rubaga.

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Country: Uganda
Population: 1,420,000
Latitude: 0.32° N
Longitude: 32.58° E

Which way is Kampala from…

From Paris, Kampala lies at 142° to the south-east, 6,123 km as the crow flies.

Paris	142° south-east	6,123 km
London	140° south-east	6,463 km
New York	79° east	11,373 km
Madrid	131° south-east	5,769 km
Rome	151° south-east	5,043 km
Montreal	78° east	11,232 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	311° north-west	3,425 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

Kampala lies just 35 km north of the equator, on the same latitude as Quito. Uganda’s capital is also due south of Ankara and Khartoum: 180° on the compass from either. From London, aim south-east, at 140°, for 6,463 km. From New York, a flat map would say 113°, south-east; the compass reads 79°, east.