Manila

Philippines

Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,902,590 people. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city. With 44,935 inhabitants per square kilometer, Manila is one of the world's most densely populated cities proper.

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Country: Philippines
Population: 11,100,000
Latitude: 14.61° N
Longitude: 120.98° E

Which way is Manila from…

From Paris, Manila lies at 59° to the north-east, 10,743 km as the crow flies.

Paris	59° north-east	10,743 km
London	57° north-east	10,734 km
New York	343° north	13,673 km
Madrid	55° north-east	11,655 km
Rome	67° north-east	10,390 km
Montreal	344° north	13,173 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	67° north-east	8,169 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

Forget the east that a flat map suggests: from London, Manila is at 57°, north-east, not 111°, because the shortest route crosses Russia and then China. From New York it is even more baffling: the map says 260°, west, and the compass 343°, north, over Canada, the Arctic Ocean and Siberia. Manila shares its latitude with Guatemala City.