Porto-Novo

Benin

Porto-Novo is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of 52 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 264,320 people.

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Country: Benin
Population: 300,000
Latitude: 6.48° N
Longitude: 2.62° E

Which way is Porto-Novo from…

From Paris, Porto-Novo lies at 180° to the south, 4,712 km as the crow flies.

Paris	180° south	4,712 km
London	176° south	5,013 km
New York	94° east	8,412 km
Madrid	169° south	3,825 km
Rome	197° south	4,057 km
Montreal	95° east	8,418 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	292° west	6,519 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

Due south of London, at 176°, Porto-Novo is 5,013 km away: the route crosses the Mediterranean and then the Sahara. From Montreal, a flat map says 120°, south-east; the compass shows 95°, due east. On latitude, Porto-Novo matches Colombo, and Lomé, its neighbour, is only 159 km to the west.