Bogotá
534 km²
Medellín
233 km²
City Map Compare/Bogotá vs Medellínvs
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Bogotá covers 534 km² of contiguous built-up land, 2.3× the built-up area of Medellín (233 km²).
| Bogotá | Medellín | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Bogotá | Medellín |
| Population (2025) | 10.4 million | 3.22 million |
| Built-up area | 534 km² | 233 km² |
| Density | 19,512 /km² | 13,800 /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.