With 71% of the surface of the Earth covered by water, the point exactly on the other side of the world to most people is somewhere in the middle of an ocean. As a result, certain cities end up being the farthest away to large areas of land. For example, Perth is the farthest city from much of Eastern North America. Similarly, cities in New Zealand are often farthest from European cities. So what are the cities that are farthest from the most other people? Full results below.
| Country | City | # of Cities Farthest From | Est. Population Farthest From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spain | A Coruña | 2 | 0.02% |
 | Mexico | Acapulco | 1 | 0.01% |
 | Brazil | Alvorada | 4 | 0.06% |
 | Ecuador | Ambato | 3 | 0.33% |
 | Indonesia | Ambon | 4 | 0.06% |
 | China | Ankang, Shaanxi | 4 | 0.04% |
 | Chile | Antofagasta | 25 | 0.81% |
 | Peru | Arequipa | 3 | 0.04% |
| Chile | Arica | 3 | 0.02% |
 | Paraguay | Asuncion | 23 | 0.98% |
 | New Zealand | Auckland | 88 | 2.98% |
 | Argentina | Bahía Blanca | 25 | 2.1% |
| Indonesia | Bandar Lampung | 19 | 0.8% |
| Indonesia | Bandung | 7 | 0.18% |
 | Venezuela | Barinas | 6 | 0.15% |
 | Colombia | Barrancabermeja | 1 | 0.01% |
 | Cambodia | Bat Dambang | 3 | 0.47% |
| Indonesia | Bengkulu | 47 | 0.85% |
| Indonesia | Bitung | 1 | 0.01% |
| Indonesia | Blitar | 28 | 0.53% |
| Brazil | Boa Vista | 6 | 0.18% |
| Colombia | Bucaramanga | 1 | 0.05% |
| Colombia | Buenaventura | 1 | 0.02% |
 | Vietnam | Buonmathuot | 1 | 0.02% |
| Chile | Calama | 24 | 1.3% |
 | Philippines | Calbayog | 8 | 0.25% |
| Peru | Callao | 82 | 1.85% |
| Brazil | Chapecó | 4 | 0.03% |
| Peru | Chiclayo | 60 | 1.78% |
| Chile | Chillán | 1 | 0.01% |
| Peru | Chimbote | 25 | 0.53% |
| Peru | Chincha Alta | 9 | 0.17% |
| New Zealand | Christchurch | 48 | 0.63% |
| Argentina | Comodoro Rivadavia | 8 | 0.16% |
| Argentina | Concordia | 14 | 1.6% |
| Chile | Copiapó | 22 | 0.46% |
| Chile | Coquimbo | 71 | 1.87% |
| Spain | Córdoba | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | Córdoba | 17 | 1% |
| Chile | Coronel | 52 | 1.18% |
| Argentina | Corrientes | 4 | 0.24% |
| Brazil | Criciúma | 43 | 1.26% |
| Ecuador | Cuenca | 9 | 0.17% |
| Brazil | Cuiabá | 14 | 0.17% |
| Peru | Cuzco | 4 | 0.04% |
| Vietnam | Da Nang | 3 | 0.06% |
| China | Dafeng, Jiangsu | 1 | 0.19% |
| Indonesia | Denpasar | 17 | 0.18% |
 | Timor-Leste | Dili | 1 | 0.01% |
| Colombia | Duitama | 1 | 0.09% |
| New Zealand | Dunedin | 275 | 4.84% |
| Venezuela | El Tigre | 2 | 0.06% |
| Mexico | Ensenada | 5 | 0.08% |
| Ecuador | Esmeraldas | 1 | 0.04% |
| China | Fuzhou, Jiangxi | 1 | 0.02% |
 | Malaysia | George Town | 2 | 0.03% |
 | Australia | Gold Coast-Tweed | 5 | 0.05% |
| China | Guiping, Guangxi | 1 | 0.02% |
 | South Korea | Gwangju | 1 | 0.07% |
| China | Haikou, Hainan | 1 | 0.01% |
| New Zealand | Hamilton | 4 | 0.06% |
 | Thailand | Hat Yai | 2 | 0.03% |
| Australia | Hobart | 1 | 0.01% |
 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Sar | 3 | 0.03% |
 | United States of America | Honolulu (HI) | 170 | 4.46% |
| China | Huaihua, Hunan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Peru | Huancayo | 2 | 0.23% |
| Peru | Huánuco | 2 | 0.01% |
| Peru | Ica | 122 | 2.16% |
| Malaysia | Ipoh | 1 | 0.01% |
| Chile | Iquique | 13 | 0.4% |
| Peru | Iquitos | 4 | 0.04% |
| Spain | Jaén | 1 | 0.01% |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 2 | 0.01% |
| Indonesia | Jambi | 4 | 0.05% |
| Indonesia | Jayapura | 37 | 0.76% |
| Brazil | Ji-Paraná | 8 | 0.09% |
| China | Ji'an, Jiangxi | 1 | 0.04% |
| China | Jiaonan, Shandong | 3 | 0.02% |
| China | Jintan, Jiangsu | 1 | 0.03% |
 | Japan | Kagoshima | 3 | 0.09% |
| Japan | Kanoya | 8 | 0.08% |
| Indonesia | Kediri | 1 | 0.01% |
 | Republic of China | Keelung City | 6 | 0.08% |
| Malaysia | Kota Bharu | 1 | 0.01% |
| Malaysia | Kuantan | 1 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | La Paz, Baja California Sur | 3 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | La Rioja | 18 | 0.42% |
| Chile | La Serena | 2 | 0.02% |
| China | Lianyungang, Jiangsu | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Liaocheng, Shandong | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | Libertad | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Lichuan, Hubei | 2 | 0.02% |
| China | Linhe, Inner Mongolia | 2 | 0.02% |
| China | Linxiang, Hunan | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Liu'an, Anhui | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Liuyang, Hunan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ecuador | Loja | 3 | 0.05% |
| New Zealand | Lower Hutt | 275 | 4.61% |
| China | Lufeng, Guangdong | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Luoding, Guangdong | 1 | 0.01% |
| Brazil | Macapá | 1 | 0.02% |
| Ecuador | Machala | 5 | 0.14% |
| China | Macheng, Hubei | 1 | 0.08% |
| Indonesia | Makasar | 1 | 0.01% |
| Indonesia | Malang | 4 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | Manaus | 3 | 0.06% |
| Mexico | Manzanillo | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | Mar del Plata | 110 | 3.61% |
| Spain | Marbella | 1 | 0.07% |
| Indonesia | Mataram | 5 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | Mendoza | 5 | 0.22% |
 | Uruguay | Montevideo | 3 | 0.27% |
| Argentina | Moreno | 1 | 0.06% |
| Philippines | Naga | 3 | 0.03% |
| Japan | Nagasaki | 2 | 0.02% |
| Thailand | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 2 | 0.05% |
| China | Nanxiong, Guangdong | 1 | 0.03% |
| Colombia | Neiva | 2 | 0.08% |
| Argentina | Neuquén | 16 | 0.49% |
| Japan | Okinawa | 28 | 0.31% |
| Chile | Osorno | 18 | 0.48% |
| United States of America | Oxnard (CA) | 2 | 0.02% |
| Indonesia | Padang | 1 | 0.01% |
| Indonesia | Pakanbaru | 8 | 0.15% |
| Indonesia | Palembang | 2 | 0.03% |
 | Suriname | Paramaribo | 2 | 0.02% |
| Brazil | Parauapebas | 7 | 0.14% |
| Indonesia | Pare Pare | 1 | 0.01% |
| Brazil | Parnaíba | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | Perth | 176 | 3.01% |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 1 | 0.02% |
| Colombia | Piedecuesta | 1 | 0.12% |
| China | Pingliang, Gansu | 1 | 0.01% |
| Colombia | Pitalito | 1 | 0.03% |
| Peru | Piura | 79 | 1.46% |
 | South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 1 | 0.01% |
 | Mauritius | Port Louis | 49 | 1.45% |
 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 23 | 0.6% |
| Brazil | Porto Velho | 2 | 0.02% |
 | Cape Verde | Praia | 3 | 0.03% |
| Peru | Pucallpa | 3 | 0.02% |
| Chile | Puente Alto | 1 | 0.01% |
| Chile | Puerto Montt | 52 | 1.27% |
| Philippines | Puerto Princesa | 2 | 0.02% |
| Chile | Punta Arenas | 87 | 1.54% |
| China | Qingdao, Shandong | 9 | 0.11% |
| Vietnam | Rach Gia | 3 | 0.02% |
| Chile | Rancagua | 5 | 0.41% |
| Argentina | Resistencia | 17 | 0.7% |
| Argentina | Río Cuarto | 18 | 0.88% |
| Brazil | Rio Grande | 213 | 3.16% |
| China | Rizhao, Shandong | 3 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | Rosario | 9 | 0.33% |
| China | Rui'an, Zhejiang | 2 | 0.04% |
 | France | Saint-Paul (La Réunion) | 57 | 0.86% |
| Spain | Salamanca | 2 | 0.02% |
| United States of America | Salinas (CA) | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | Salta | 18 | 0.78% |
| Venezuela | San Cristóbal | 2 | 0.03% |
| Spain | San Cristóbal De La Laguna | 10 | 0.46% |
| Philippines | San Fernando (La Union) | 1 | 0.08% |
| Venezuela | San Fernando De Apure | 8 | 0.23% |
| Argentina | San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca | 9 | 0.33% |
| Argentina | San Juan | 10 | 0.33% |
| Argentina | San Miguel de Tucumán | 7 | 0.12% |
| Argentina | San Nicolás de los Arroyos | 9 | 0.58% |
| Argentina | San Rafael | 30 | 0.82% |
| China | Sanmenxia, Henan | 1 | 0.01% |
 | Bolivia | Santa Cruz | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | Santa Fe | 29 | 2.01% |
| Argentina | Santa Rosa | 37 | 1.54% |
| Brazil | Santarém | 12 | 0.14% |
| Argentina | Santiago del Estero | 19 | 0.32% |
| Ecuador | Santo Domingo De Los Colorados | 1 | 0.04% |
| China | Sanya, Hainan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Cambodia | Seam Reab | 2 | 0.02% |
| China | Shanghai | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Shangluo, Shaanxi | 3 | 0.36% |
| China | Shiyan, Hubei | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Shizuishan, Ningxia | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Shuozhou, Shanxi | 1 | 0.02% |
| Colombia | Sogamoso | 1 | 0.48% |
 | Canada | St. John's (NL) | 5 | 0.29% |
| Malaysia | Subang Jaya | 1 | 0.02% |
| Indonesia | Sukabumi | 25 | 0.5% |
| Peru | Sullana | 8 | 0.09% |
| Australia | Sunshine Coast | 16 | 0.41% |
| Philippines | Surigao | 5 | 0.04% |
| Philippines | Tacloban | 1 | 0.01% |
| Peru | Tacna | 1 | 0.02% |
| Philippines | Tagum | 4 | 0.03% |
| Republic of China | Taitung City | 1 | 0.01% |
| Chile | Talca | 4 | 0.16% |
| Chile | Talcahuano | 122 | 2.92% |
| Argentina | Tandil | 22 | 0.74% |
| Indonesia | Tangerang | 2 | 0.01% |
| Indonesia | Tanjung Balai | 6 | 0.16% |
| Peru | Tarapoto | 2 | 0.02% |
| Bolivia | Tarija | 5 | 1.04% |
| New Zealand | Tauranga | 296 | 8.6% |
| Malaysia | Tawau | 1 | 0.09% |
| Chile | Temuco | 2 | 0.08% |
| China | Tianjin | 1 | 0.02% |
| China | Tongchuan, Shaanxi | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | Townsville | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | Trelew | 16 | 0.46% |
| Peru | Trujillo | 2 | 0.01% |
| Philippines | Tuguegarao | 2 | 0.05% |
 | Russia | Ulan-Ude | 1 | 0.01% |
| South Africa | Umlazi | 8 | 0.1% |
| Japan | Urasoe | 68 | 0.84% |
| Brazil | Uruguaiana | 7 | 0.35% |
| Japan | Uruma | 51 | 0.93% |
| Mauritius | Vacoas - Phoenix | 135 | 2.29% |
| Chile | Valdivia | 40 | 0.85% |
| Chile | Valparaíso | 7 | 0.19% |
| Brazil | Varzea Grande | 28 | 0.71% |
| Chile | Villa Alemana | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States of America | Virginia Beach (VA) | 1 | 0.08% |
| China | Wanning, Hainan | 6 | 0.15% |
| China | Weihai, Shandong | 1 | 0.04% |
| New Zealand | Wellington | 5 | 0.06% |
 | Namibia | Windhoek | 1 | 0.02% |
| China | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Wuzhong, Ningxia | 4 | 0.03% |
| China | Xi'an, Shaanxi | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Xilin Hot, Inner Mongolia | 2 | 0.01% |
| China | Xinghua, Jiangsu | 1 | 0.07% |
| Bolivia | Yacuiba | 8 | 0.39% |
| China | Yan'an, Shaanxi | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Yancheng, Jiangsu | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Yicheng, Hubei | 1 | 0.01% |
| Indonesia | Yogyakarta | 21 | 0.33% |
| China | Zhaoyuan, Shandong | 1 | 0.01% |
| China | Zhoushan, Zhejiang | 2 | 0.02% |
| Colombia | Zipaquirá | 1 | 0.04% |
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