Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou or Wagadugu is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It had a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. The spelling of the name Ouagadougou is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies.

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Country: Burkina Faso
Population: 1,149,000
Latitude: 12.37° N
Longitude: 1.53° O

Which way is Ouagadougou from…

From Paris, Ouagadougou lies at 186° to the south, 4,073 km as the crow flies.

Paris	186° south	4,073 km
London	182° south	4,353 km
New York	92° east	7,643 km
Madrid	175° south	3,126 km
Rome	207° south-west	3,554 km
Montreal	94° east	7,635 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	295° north-west	7,239 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

Between its two neighbours, Ouagadougou is easy to place: Bamako lies due west, 704 km away, and Niamey to the east, 415 km away. From London, aim due south, at 182°, 4,353 km away. From New York, a flat map would put it south-east, at 114°; the compass says 92°, due east. Ouagadougou also shares its latitude with Managua.