Luanda

Angola

Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province. Luanda and its metropolitan area is the most populous Portuguese-speaking national capital in the world and the most populous Lusophone city outside Brazil.

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Country: Angola
Population: 5,172,900
Latitude: 8.84° S
Longitude: 13.23° E

Which way is Luanda from…

From Paris, Luanda lies at 167° to the south, 6,503 km as the crow flies.

Paris	167° south	6,503 km
London	165° south	6,831 km
New York	98° east	10,416 km
Madrid	158° south	5,746 km
Rome	179° south	5,642 km
Montreal	98° east	10,460 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	280° 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

Think of Berlin to find Luanda: it lies due south of the German capital, on almost the same meridian. From London, aim south, at 165°, 6,831 km away. From Montreal, a flat map would mislead you, showing 125°, south-east, while the compass says 98°, east. Luanda also shares its latitude with Port Moresby.