Cities at the Same Latitude as Abidjan
Abidjan is located at latitude 5.34° N in Ivory Coast. At this latitude — within ±2°, roughly 220 km north or south — 34 major cities can be found around the globe. They include notably Lagos (Nigeria), Bogotá (Colombia), Kumasi (Ghana) and Port Harcourt (Nigeria).
The table below lists all cities ordered from west to east, with their exact latitude, difference from Abidjan, and population. An interactive world map further down highlights the shared latitude band across the globe.
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Currently limited to 1,031 cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants in our database.
Cities at the Same Latitude as Abidjan (±2°)
| City | Country | Latitude | Difference | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cali | Colombia | 3.44° N | +1.90° | 2,471,474 |
| Pereira | Colombia | 4.81° N | +0.52° | 590,554 |
| Medellín | Colombia | 6.25° N | +0.91° | 2,529,403 |
| Ibagué | Colombia | 4.44° N | +0.90° | 546,003 |
| Bogotá | Colombia | 4.61° N | +0.73° | 8,034,649 |
| Villavicencio | Colombia | 4.14° N | +1.19° | 664,148 |
| Bucaramanga | Colombia | 7.12° N | +1.78° | 614,860 |
| Monrovia | Liberia | 6.31° N | +0.97° | 1,021,762 |
| Sekondi-Takoradi | Ghana | 4.92° N | +0.42° | 539,548 |
| Kumasi | Ghana | 6.70° N | +1.36° | 3,903,480 |
| Accra | Ghana | 5.56° N | +0.22° | 1,782,150 |
| Lomé | Togo | 6.13° N | +0.79° | 2,188,376 |
| Ikeja | Nigeria | 6.58° N | +1.25° | 861,300 |
| Abeokuta | Nigeria | 7.15° N | +1.81° | 888,924 |
| Lagos | Nigeria | 6.46° N | +1.12° | 16,625,170 |
| Akure | Nigeria | 7.25° N | +1.91° | 847,903 |
| Benin City | Nigeria | 6.32° N | +0.98° | 1,780,000 |
| Onitsha | Nigeria | 6.17° N | +0.83° | 1,483,000 |
| Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 4.77° N | +0.57° | 3,480,000 |
| Owerri | Nigeria | 5.48° N | +0.15° | 908,109 |
| Aba | Nigeria | 5.12° N | +0.22° | 1,160,000 |
| Enugu | Nigeria | 6.44° N | +1.10° | 1,029,400 |
| Douala | Cameroon | 4.05° N | +1.29° | 2,768,436 |
| Yaoundé | Cameroon | 3.86° N | +1.48° | 2,440,462 |
| Bangui | Central African Republic | 4.37° N | +0.96° | 889,231 |
| Juba | South Sudan | 4.85° N | +0.48° | 500,088 |
| Wolaita Sodo | Ethiopia | 6.86° N | +1.52° | 512,498 |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | 6.93° N | +1.59° | 647,557 |
| George Town | Malaysia | 5.41° N | +0.08° | 794,313 |
| Ipoh | Malaysia | 4.60° N | +0.74° | 866,772 |
| Kuantan | Malaysia | 3.82° N | +1.52° | 607,778 |
| Zamboanga City | Philippines | 6.90° N | +1.57° | 1,018,849 |
| General Santos | Philippines | 6.12° N | +0.78° | 722,059 |
| Davao City | Philippines | 7.07° N | +1.73° | 1,848,947 |