Bogotá
1,578 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Colombia
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Bogotá is 5.4x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Bogotá has 1.5x fewer people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 5.4x larger than Bogotá by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Bogotá covers 1,578 km² (609 mi²) — a difference of 6,991 km². You could fit Bogotá inside Wuhan approximately 5 times.
To put Bogotá's size in perspective, its area of 1,578 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
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. Wuhan works out to about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 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.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Nicknamed "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Bogotá has a population density of 5,089 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Bogotá is dramatically more crowded, with 3.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bogotá fits inside Wuhan ~5 times
Density Gap
Bogotá is 3.5x more densely populated
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).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bogotá to Wuhan is 15,990 km (9,935 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~19h 19m.
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