Hangzhou
1,517 km²
Ningbo
523 km²
City Map Compare/Hangzhou vs Ningbovs
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Hangzhou covers 1,517 km² of contiguous built-up land, 2.9× the built-up area of Ningbo (523 km²).
| Hangzhou | Ningbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Hangzhou | Ningbo |
| Population (2025) | 6.39 million | 2.95 million |
| Built-up area | 1,517 km² | 523 km² |
| Density | 4,210 /km² | 5,647 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.