Guangzhou
7,434 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
China
Germany
Area Comparison
Guangzhou is 9.8x larger than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Guangzhou has 9.8x more people than Hamburg
Guangzhou is significantly larger, covering 9.8 times the area of Hamburg. Guangzhou spans 7,434 km² (2,870 mi²) while Hamburg covers 755 km² (292 mi²) — a difference of 6,679 km². You could fit Hamburg inside Guangzhou approximately 9 times.
To put Guangzhou's size in perspective, its area of 7,434 km² is about 1.2x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Guangzhou another way: its area is large enough to fit about 1,000,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Manhattan, or 71 times the area of Paris. Hamburg, by comparison, equals about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southern China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
Known as "Canton", Guangzhou covers 7,434 km² with a population of 18.7 million. The city was founded around 214 BC. Guangzhou is known for Canton Tower, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Shamian Island, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Guangzhou Metro.
Guangzhou boasts a history of over 2,200 years and served as a major terminus of the ancient Silk Road
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and seventh-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Nicknamed "Gateway to the World", Hamburg has an area of 755 km² and is home to 1.9 million people. Visitors come for Port of Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie concert hall, Reeperbahn nightlife district, and much more.
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest in the European Union.
Guangzhou has a population density of 2,513 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Both cities have comparable density, though Hamburg is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Hamburg fits inside Guangzhou ~9 times
Guangzhou covers 7,434 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Wuhan (8,569 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), Shanghai (6,341 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
Hamburg covers 755 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Bangalore (741 km²), Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
The straight-line distance from Guangzhou to Hamburg is 8,786 km (5,459 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 50m.
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