Bangalore
741 km²
Shenzhen
1,997 km²
India
China
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 2.7x smaller than Shenzhen
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 1.4x fewer people than Shenzhen
Shenzhen is significantly larger, covering 2.7 times the area of Bangalore. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 1,256 km². You could fit Bangalore inside Shenzhen approximately 2 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Shenzhen at 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper).
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. For Shenzhen, that's about 280,000 American football fields, 34 times the area of Manhattan, or 19 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.
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest. With a population of 17.5 million in 2020, Shenzhen is the third-most-populous city by urban population in China after Shanghai and Beijing.
Often called "China's Silicon Valley", Shenzhen has an area of 1,997 km² and is home to 17.6 million people. It was established in 1979. Visitors come for Ping An Finance Centre, Window of the World, OCT Loft, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Shenzhen Metro.
Shenzhen grew from a small town into China's third-most-populous urban city, hitting 17.5 million residents by 2020
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Shenzhen, with 8,793 people per km², is a densely populated city. Bangalore is noticeably denser, packing 1.9 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Bangalore fits inside Shenzhen ~2 times
Density Gap
Bangalore is 1.9x more densely populated
History
Bangalore is ~442 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).
Shenzhen covers 1,997 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Ho Chi Minh City (2,061 km²), Tokyo (2,194 km²), Riyadh (1,798 km²), Houston (1,725 km²), or Johannesburg (1,644 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to Shenzhen is 3,994 km (2,481 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~5h 12m.
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