Bangalore
741 km²
Hangzhou
16,854 km²
India
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 22.7x smaller than Hangzhou
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 1.0x more people than Hangzhou
Yes — Hangzhou is 22.7x larger than Bangalore by area. Hangzhou spans 16,854 km² (6,507 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 16,113 km². You could fit Bangalore inside Hangzhou approximately 22 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Hangzhou at 16,854 km² is about 2.7x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Bangalore another way: its area is large enough to fit about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. Hangzhou works out to about 2,400,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 times the area of San Francisco.
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country.
Known as "Bangalore", Bangalore covers 741 km² with a population of 12.3 million. The city was established in 1537. Bangalore is known for Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, among other attractions.
Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka and India's third most populous city with 8.4 million residents.
Hangzhou is the capital city and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, Hangzhou is celebrated for its cultural heritage and its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Also known as "Paradise on Earth", Hangzhou has an area of 16,854 km² and is home to 11.9 million people. Visitors come for West Lake, Grand Canal terminus, Lingyin Temple, and much more.
Hangzhou's West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage site, drawing visitors to its celebrated cultural landscape.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Hangzhou, with 708 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Bangalore is dramatically more crowded, with 23.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangalore fits inside Hangzhou ~22 times
Density Gap
Bangalore is 23.5x more densely populated
Bangalore covers 741 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
Hangzhou covers 16,854 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to Hangzhou is 4,765 km (2,961 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 6m.
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