Cape Town
2,455 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
South Africa
Japan
Area Comparison
Cape Town is 3.0x larger than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Cape Town has 2.6x more people than Kyoto
Cape Town is significantly larger, covering 3.0 times the area of Kyoto. Cape Town spans 2,455 km² (948 mi²) while Kyoto covers 828 km² (320 mi²) — a difference of 1,627 km². You could fit Kyoto inside Cape Town approximately 2 times.
To put Cape Town's size in perspective, its area of 2,455 km² is roughly the same size as Moscow. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Cape Town's footprint is roughly about 344,000 American football fields, 42 times the area of Manhattan, or 23 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.
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
Known as "The Mother City", Cape Town covers 2,455 km² with a population of 3.8 million. The city was established in 1652. Cape Town is known for Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Robben Island, among other attractions.
Cape Town is South Africa's oldest city, founded in 1652 and home to the seat of the national Parliament.
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.
Cape Town has a population density of 1,540 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Both cities have comparable density, though Kyoto is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Kyoto fits inside Cape Town ~2 times
History
Kyoto is ~858 years older
Cape Town covers 2,455 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Moscow (2,511 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Tokyo (2,194 km²), Ho Chi Minh City (2,061 km²), or Shenzhen (1,997 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 Cape Town to Kyoto is 14,369 km (8,929 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~17h 24m.
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