Africa · capital city
What Is the Capital of Comoros?
Moroni
The capital of Comoros is Moroni. About 62,000 people live in the Moroni urban area — 7% of the country's population.
62,000
Urban area population
UTC+3
Time zone
11.70°S
Latitude · 43.23°E
Yes
Largest city
Moroni at a glance
Name origin
The name means "at the place of fire," referring to the capital's location below the active volcano Mt. Karthala.
Time zone
UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.
Coordinates
11 42 S, 43 14 E · IANA time zone Indian/Comoro
Location of Comoros
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Capitals closest to Moroni
Dodoma, Tanzania — 696 km
Antananarivo, Madagascar — 924 km
Lilongwe, Malawi — 1,055 km
Nairobi, Kenya — 1,357 km
Harare, Zimbabwe — 1,477 km
Mogadishu, Somalia — 1,548 km
Victoria, Seychelles — 1,558 km
Lusaka, Zambia — 1,667 km
Straight-line distance between capitals.
Frequently asked questions about Moroni
What is the capital of Comoros?
The capital of Comoros is Moroni. About 62,000 people live in the Moroni urban area — 7% of the country's population.
Is Moroni the largest city in Comoros?
Yes — Moroni is also the largest urban area of Comoros (62,000).
What time zone is Moroni in?
Moroni is on UTC+3 — UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.
Where does the name Moroni come from?
The name means "at the place of fire," referring to the capital's location below the active volcano Mt. Karthala.
Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).