La Paz

Bolivia

La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz, is the seat of government of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, it is the third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which includes the neighboring city of El Alto, and other smaller towns, is the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.2 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. The city is also the capital of the department of the same name.

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Country: Bolivia
Population: 1,590,000
Latitude: 16.5° S
Longitude: 68.15° O

Which way is La Paz from…

From Paris, La Paz lies at 245° to the south-west, 10,028 km as the crow flies.

Paris	245° south-west	10,028 km
London	243° south-west	10,001 km
New York	173° south	6,390 km
Madrid	241° south-west	9,172 km
Rome	252° west	10,477 km
Montreal	174° south	6,915 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	240° south-west	12,592 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

The exact opposite point of La Paz, in Bolivia, lies just 808 km from Hanoi. From London, aim south-west, at 243°, for 10,001 km; a flat map would say 221°, further south. From Saint-Denis on Réunion Island the gap is wider: the map would point to 272°, due west, while the compass says 240°, south-west, on a route that passes over Cape Town.