Bangalore
741 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
India
Japan
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 1.1x smaller than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 8.4x more people than Kyoto
Kyoto is significantly larger, covering 1.1 times the area of Bangalore. Kyoto spans 828 km² (320 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 87 km².
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Bangalore's footprint is roughly about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Kyoto, by comparison, equals about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
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.
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.
Often called "Thousand-Year Capital", Kyoto has an area of 828 km² and is home to 1.5 million people. Its history stretches back to 794. Visitors come for Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Gion geisha district, and much more.
More than half of Kyoto Prefecture's entire population lives within Kyoto City itself.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Bangalore is dramatically more crowded, with 9.4x the population density.
Density Gap
Bangalore is 9.4x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~743 years older
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).
Kyoto covers 828 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Santiago (838 km²), New York (783 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to Kyoto is 6,300 km (3,914 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~7h 55m.
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