Map of Baton Rouge, United States

Baton Rouge is the administrative centre of Louisiana, United States, with a population of about 227,470. It lies at 30.4433°N, 91.1875°W, about 14 m above sea level. Baton Rouge is about 1,596 km (992 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lafayette, 84 km to the west.

Baton Rouge at a glance

Where is Baton Rouge?

• The 2nd largest city in Louisiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 11 min on the shortest day to 14 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Baton Rouge

• Lafayette — 84 km west
• Kenner — 104 km southeast
• Houma — 104 km southeast
• Metairie — 112 km southeast
• New Orleans — 120 km southeast
• Alexandria — 154 km northwest
• Lake Charles — 195 km west
• Gulfport — 201 km east
• Hattiesburg — 206 km northeast
• Jackson — 227 km northeast

Largest cities in Louisiana

• New Orleans — 362,701
• Shreveport — 187,593
• Metairie — 138,481
• Lafayette — 121,374
• Lake Charles — 76,070
• Bossier City — 68,094
• Kenner — 67,091
• Monroe — 49,598
• Alexandria — 47,889
• Houma — 34,287

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.