Map of Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Monroe is a city in Louisiana, United States, with a population of about 49,598. It lies at 32.5093°N, 92.1193°W, about 23 m above sea level. Monroe is about 1,533 km (953 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Alexandria, 137 km to the south.

Monroe at a glance

Where is Monroe?

• The 9th largest city in Louisiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 01 min on the shortest day to 14 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Monroe

• Alexandria — 137 km south
• Bossier City — 151 km west
• Shreveport — 153 km west
• Jackson — 183 km east
• Pine Bluff — 191 km north
• Texarkana — 207 km northwest
• Benton — 233 km north
• Hot Springs — 238 km north
• Longview — 246 km west
• Baton Rouge — 246 km south

Largest cities in Louisiana

• New Orleans — 362,701
• Baton Rouge — 227,470
• Shreveport — 187,593
• Metairie — 138,481
• Lafayette — 121,374
• Lake Charles — 76,070
• Bossier City — 68,094
• Kenner — 67,091
• 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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Other places named Monroe

• Monroe — North Carolina, United States

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.