Hyderabad
650 km²
Kuala Lumpur
243 km²
India
Malaysia
Area Comparison
Hyderabad is 2.7x larger than Kuala Lumpur
Population Comparison
Hyderabad has 4.7x more people than Kuala Lumpur
In terms of area, Hyderabad is 2.7x the size of Kuala Lumpur. Hyderabad spans 650 km² (251 mi²) while Kuala Lumpur covers 243 km² (94 mi²) — a difference of 407 km². You could fit Kuala Lumpur inside Hyderabad approximately 2 times.
To put Hyderabad's size in perspective, its area of 650 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur at 243 km² is about 1.1x the size of Amsterdam.
Picture Hyderabad another way: its area is large enough to fit about 91,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Central Park, or 11 times the area of Manhattan. Kuala Lumpur, by comparison, equals about 34,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Monaco, or 71 times the area of Central Park.
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km2 (250 sq mi) on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of South India. With an average altitude of 536 m (1,759 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre.
Known as "City of Pearls", Hyderabad covers 650 km² with a population of 9.3 million. The city was established in 1592. Hyderabad is known for Charminar, Hussain Sagar Lake, Golconda Fort, among other attractions.
Hyderabad sprawls across 650 square kilometres on the Deccan Plateau, perched at an average altitude of 536 metres.
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia. It is the most populous city in the country, covering an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi) with a population of 2,075,600 as of 2024. Greater Kuala Lumpur, which itself includes the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 8.8 million people as of 2024. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, in terms of both population and economic development.
Often called "KL", Kuala Lumpur has an area of 243 km² and is home to 2.0 million people. It was established in 1857. Visitors come for Petronas Twin Towers, Batu Caves, Merdeka 118, and much more. Getting around is easy with the RapidKL (LRT, MRT & Monorail).
Kuala Lumpur packs 2.07 million people into just 243 km2, making it Malaysia's most populous city by far
Hyderabad has a population density of 14,323 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Kuala Lumpur, with 8,148 people per km², is a densely populated city. Hyderabad is noticeably denser, packing 1.8 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Kuala Lumpur fits inside Hyderabad ~2 times
Density Gap
Hyderabad is 1.8x more densely populated
History
Hyderabad is ~265 years older
Hyderabad covers 650 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Jakarta (662 km²), Toronto (630 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), Chicago (606 km²), or Seoul (605 km²).
Kuala Lumpur covers 243 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Boston (232 km²), Edinburgh (259 km²), Osaka (225 km²), Amsterdam (219 km²), or Taipei (272 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hyderabad to Kuala Lumpur is 2,985 km (1,855 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~4h 1m.
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