Nairobi

Kenya

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. As of 2026, it has a population of 5.6 million and a metropolitan population of 15.95 million, making it the 8th most populous city in Africa and the 4th most populous metropolitan area. The city goes beyond its borders and has expanded into neighbouring counties, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in Africa.

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Country: Kenya
Population: 3,010,000
Latitude: 1.28° S
Longitude: 36.81° E

Which way is Nairobi from…

From Paris, Nairobi lies at 138° to the south-east, 6,482 km as the crow flies.

Paris	138° south-east	6,482 km
London	137° south-east	6,819 km
New York	77° east	11,842 km
Madrid	128° south-east	6,189 km
Rome	147° south-east	5,389 km
Montreal	76° east	11,683 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	315° north-west	2,973 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

Draw a line due south from Moscow and you almost hit Nairobi: the two cities share nearly the same meridian. From London, aim south-east, at 137°, 6,819 km away. From New York, don’t trust a flat map: it says 113°, south-east, while the compass shows 77°, east, because the shortest route crosses the Sahara. Nairobi is almost on the latitude of Quito.