Managua

Nicaragua

Managua is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1,063,815 as of 2023, and a population of 1,401,687 in its metropolitan area. The city also serves as the seat of Managua Department.

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Country: Nicaragua
Population: 920,000
Latitude: 12.16° N
Longitude: 86.27° O

Which way is Managua from…

From Paris, Managua lies at 277° to the west, 8,893 km as the crow flies.

Paris	277° west	8,893 km
London	275° west	8,687 km
New York	204° south-west	3,394 km
Madrid	275° west	8,511 km
Rome	285° west	9,818 km
Montreal	202° south	3,898 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	263° west	15,831 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

Managua is far further south than London, yet the compass puts it due west, at 275°, while a flat map says 241°, south-west. The shortest route heads out over the North Atlantic, skims the Bahamas and crosses the Caribbean Sea, 8,687 km in all. As for latitude, Managua matches N’Djamena, in Chad.