Guangzhou
7,434 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
China
Japan
Area Comparison
Guangzhou is 9.0x larger than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Guangzhou has 12.8x more people than Kyoto
In terms of area, Guangzhou is 9.0x the size of Kyoto. Guangzhou spans 7,434 km² (2,870 mi²) while Kyoto covers 828 km² (320 mi²) — a difference of 6,606 km². You could fit Kyoto inside Guangzhou approximately 8 times.
To put Guangzhou's size in perspective, its area of 7,434 km² is about 1.2x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Guangzhou's 7,434 km² is about 1,000,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Manhattan, or 71 times the area of Paris. For Kyoto, that's about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 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
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.
Also known as "Thousand-Year Capital", Kyoto has an area of 828 km² and is home to 1.5 million people. It was established in 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.
Guangzhou has a population density of 2,513 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Both cities have comparable density, though Guangzhou is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Kyoto fits inside Guangzhou ~8 times
Density Gap
Guangzhou is 1.4x more densely populated
History
Guangzhou is ~1,008 years older
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).
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 Guangzhou to Kyoto is 2,546 km (1,582 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 30m.
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