Kigali

Rwanda

Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primary city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre.

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Country: Rwanda
Population: 860,000
Latitude: 1.95° S
Longitude: 30.06° E

Which way is Kigali from…

From Paris, Kigali lies at 146° to the south-east, 6,247 km as the crow flies.

Paris	146° south-east	6,247 km
London	144° south-east	6,590 km
New York	82° east	11,331 km
Madrid	135° south-east	5,824 km
Rome	155° south-east	5,187 km
Montreal	82° east	11,221 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	304° north-west	3,465 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

Kyiv and Kigali share more than a first letter: Kigali lies due south of Kyiv, at 181°, 5,825 km away. From London, aim south-east, at 144°, for 6,590 km. From New York, a flat map would lead you south-east, at 114°, while the compass says 82°, east. Handy neighbours: Kampala is 377 km to the north-east, Bujumbura 176 km to the south-west.