Monrovia

Liberia

Monrovia is the capital and largest city of the African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and, as of the 2022 census, had a population of 1,761,032 residents. Its largely urbanized metropolitan area, including Montserrado and Margibi counties, was home to 2,225,911 inhabitants as of the 2022 census, representing 33.5% of Liberia’s total population.

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Country: Liberia
Population: 1,041,000
Latitude: 6.31° N
Longitude: 10.8° O

Which way is Monrovia from…

From Paris, Monrovia lies at 199° to the south, 4,890 km as the crow flies.

Paris	199° south	4,890 km
London	195° south	5,121 km
New York	103° east	7,307 km
Madrid	192° south	3,857 km
Rome	217° south-west	4,576 km
Montreal	106° east	7,405 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	285° west	7,832 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

Monrovia lies due south of Lisbon, at 183°. From London, aim south, at 195°, 5,121 km away. From Montreal, a flat map would send you south-east, at 126°; the compass says 106°, east. Its nearest neighbours, Freetown and Conakry, both lie to the north-west, 360 and 478 km away.