Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa, formerly named Léopoldville from 1881 to 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 18.5 million in 2026. It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the third-most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa, the world's seventh-most populous city proper, and the fourth-most populous capital city in the world.

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Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Population: 7,843,000
Latitude: 4.33° S
Longitude: 15.31° E

Which way is Kinshasa from…

From Paris, Kinshasa lies at 164° to the south, 6,046 km as the crow flies.

Paris	164° south	6,046 km
London	162° south	6,380 km
New York	94° east	10,264 km
Madrid	154° south-east	5,340 km
Rome	176° south	5,149 km
Montreal	94° east	10,264 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	287° west	4,708 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

Kinshasa and Brazzaville face each other across the Congo River, less than 10 km apart. From London, aim south, at 162°, for 6,380 km. A curiosity: New York and Montreal are both 10,264 km from Kinshasa, and from both the compass shows the same bearing, 94°, due east, where a flat map would say south-east.