20 World Capitals furthest from both Greenwich and 180º Meridian, with Map

Can you name the 20 World Capitals that are furthest away from both Greenwich and 0º Meridian?

Don't forget to consider that map projections distort distances, and that the closest point on a Meridian may be one of the poles!!
Hints show you which of the two is the closest meridian and the distance to it
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M
D (km)
Capital
8,741
Quito
8,727
San José
180º
8,671
Kuala Lumpur
8,650
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
8,599
Managua
M
D (km)
Capital
8,485
San Salvador
8,482
Panama City
180º
8,470
Singapore
8,415
Tegucigalpa
180º
8,381
Guatemala City
M
D (km)
Capital
8,175
Bogotá
8,126
Malé
180º
8,096
Bangkok
8,089
Belmopan
8,054
Lima
M
D (km)
Capital
180º
8,022
Jakarta
180º
7,925
Phnom Penh
180º
7,719
Naypyidaw
180º
7,635
Mexico City
180º
7,588
Vientiane
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2 Comments
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Level 45
Apr 17, 2019
How on earth is Dhaka and Thimphu, CLEARLY between capitals placed on this list, not in the top 20? That can't be map distortion.
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Level 80
Apr 17, 2019
try measuring the distance ;)