Cities at the Same Latitude as Nairobi

Nairobi is located at latitude 1.29° S in Kenya. At this latitude — within ±2°, roughly 220 km north or south — 14 major cities can be found around the globe. They include notably Guayaquil (Ecuador), Manaus (Brazil), Quito (Ecuador) and Kigali (Rwanda).

The table below lists all cities ordered from west to east, with their exact latitude, difference from Nairobi, and population. An interactive world map further down highlights the shared latitude band across the globe.

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Cities at the Same Latitude as Nairobi (±2°)

City Country Latitude Difference Population
Guayaquil Ecuador 2.19° S +0.90° 2,650,288
Quito Ecuador 0.22° S +1.07° 1,763,275
Manaus Brazil 3.12° S +1.83° 2,303,732
Belém Brazil 1.46° S +0.17° 1,303,403
São Luís Brazil 2.53° S +1.24° 1,037,775
Libreville Gabon 0.39° N +1.68° 899,000
Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.52° N +1.80° 1,366,000
Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.49° S +1.20° 707,053
Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.68° S +0.39° 781,875
Kigali Rwanda 1.95° S +0.67° 1,745,555
Kampala Uganda 0.31° N +1.60° 1,680,600
Mwanza Tanzania 2.52° S +1.23° 706,453
Pekanbaru Indonesia 0.53° N +1.82° 983,356
Jambi Indonesia 1.59° S +0.30° 612,162

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