Dhaka
368 km²
Hangzhou
16,854 km²
Bangladesh
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 45.8x smaller than Hangzhou
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 1.4x more people than Hangzhou
In terms of area, Hangzhou is 45.8x the size of Dhaka. Hangzhou spans 16,854 km² (6,507 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 16,486 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Hangzhou approximately 45 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Hangzhou at 16,854 km² is about 2.7x the size of Shanghai.
Dhaka's footprint is roughly about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Hangzhou works out to about 2,400,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 times the area of San Francisco.
Dhaka, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With an estimated population of 36.6 million, Dhaka is the second largest city by population in the world, and is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia with its most affluent neighborhood Gulshan being among the most posh neighborhoods in South Asia.
Known as "Dacca", Dhaka covers 368 km² with a population of 16.8 million. Dhaka is known for Lalbagh Fort, Ahsan Manzil, Gulshan neighborhood, among other attractions.
Dhaka is the second-largest city in the world by population, with an estimated 36.6 million residents.
Hangzhou is the capital city and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, Hangzhou is celebrated for its cultural heritage and its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Nicknamed "Paradise on Earth", Hangzhou has an area of 16,854 km² and is home to 11.9 million people. Visitors come for West Lake, Grand Canal terminus, Lingyin Temple, and much more.
Hangzhou's West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage site, drawing visitors to its celebrated cultural landscape.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Hangzhou, with 708 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 64.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Hangzhou ~45 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 64.5x more densely populated
Dhaka covers 368 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Seattle (369 km²), Philadelphia (370 km²), Portland (376 km²), Atlanta (348 km²), or Denver (401 km²).
Hangzhou covers 16,854 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
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The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Hangzhou is 3,026 km (1,880 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~4h 4m.
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