Bogotá
1,578 km²
Cairo
3,085 km²
Colombia
Egypt
Area Comparison
Bogotá is 2.0x smaller than Cairo
Population Comparison
Bogotá has 1.3x fewer people than Cairo
Yes — Cairo is 2.0x larger than Bogotá by area. Cairo spans 3,085 km² (1,191 mi²) while Bogotá covers 1,578 km² (609 mi²) — a difference of 1,507 km².
To put Bogotá's size in perspective, its area of 1,578 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Cairo at 3,085 km² is about 1.2x the size of Luxembourg.
Picture Bogotá another way: its area is large enough to fit about 221,000 American football fields, 27 times the area of Manhattan, or 15 times the area of Paris. Cairo works out to about 432,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Manhattan, or 29 times the area of Paris.
Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia.
Known as "Athens of South America", Bogotá covers 1,578 km² with a population of 8.0 million. The city was established in 1538. Bogotá is known for Monserrate hill, La Candelaria district, Gold Museum, among other attractions.
Bogotá sits at 2,582 m elevation, making it one of the highest capital cities in the world.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c.
Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets", Cairo has an area of 3,085 km² and is home to 10.1 million people. Its history stretches back to 969. Visitors come for Pyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Cairo Metro.
Cairo is home to more than 9.8 million people and is part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa and the Arab world.
Bogotá has a population density of 5,089 people per km² — a densely populated city. Cairo, with 3,274 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Bogotá is noticeably denser, packing 1.6 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Bogotá is 1.6x more densely populated
History
Cairo is ~569 years older
Bogotá covers 1,578 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include London (1,572 km²), Bangkok (1,569 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 km²).
Cairo covers 3,085 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Karachi (3,527 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Moscow (2,511 km²), or Cape Town (2,455 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bogotá to Cairo is 11,204 km (6,962 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~13h 41m.
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