Windhoek

Namibia

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia on the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m above sea level in the geographical centre of the country. The population was 486,186 in 2023, and growing, due to migration from other regions in Namibia.

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Country: Namibia
Population: 268,132
Latitude: 22.57° S
Longitude: 17.08° E

Which way is Windhoek from…

From Paris, Windhoek lies at 166° to the south, 8,076 km as the crow flies.

Paris	166° south	8,076 km
London	164° south	8,407 km
New York	107° east	11,707 km
Madrid	159° south	7,327 km
Rome	175° south	7,185 km
Montreal	106° east	11,823 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	260° west	3,957 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

From Bratislava, simply aim due south to find Namibia’s capital: Windhoek sits on the same meridian. From London it is south too, at 164°, 8,407 km away. From New York, a flat map would put it south-east (127°); the compass says 107°, east. From Saint-Denis on Réunion Island, aim west, at 260°, 3,957 km away.