Map of Bonn, Germany

Bonn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 330,579. It lies at 50.7344°N, 7.0955°E. Bonn is about 479 km (298 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bornheim, 8 km to the northwest.

Bonn at a glance

Where is Bonn?

• The 19th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 9th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 57 min on the shortest day to 16 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bonn

• Bornheim — 8 km northwest
• Sankt Augustin — 8 km northeast
• Troisdorf — 9 km northeast
• Königswinter — 9 km southeast
• Niederkassel — 10 km northwest
• Siegburg — 11 km northeast
• Hennef (Sieg) — 14 km east
• Brühl — 17 km northwest
• Hürth — 22 km northwest
• Erftstadt — 23 km northwest

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Wuppertal — 360,797
• Bielefeld — 331,906
• Münster — 308,258
• Gelsenkirchen — 270,028

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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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.