Bangalore
1,008 km²
Kollam region
710 km²
Bangalore covers 1,008 km² of contiguous built-up land, 1.4× the built-up area of Kollam region (710 km²).
| Bangalore | Kollam region | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Bangalore | Kollam region |
| Population (2025) | 15.2 million | 3.46 million |
| Built-up area | 1,008 km² | 710 km² |
| Density | 15,058 /km² | 4,879 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.
“Region” marks urban areas that join many towns and dense rural settlement into one built-up area; they are named after their main town.