Hyderabad
650 km²
Shenzhen
1,997 km²
India
China
Area Comparison
Hyderabad is 3.1x smaller than Shenzhen
Population Comparison
Hyderabad has 1.9x fewer people than Shenzhen
Shenzhen is significantly larger, covering 3.1 times the area of Hyderabad. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Hyderabad covers 650 km² (251 mi²) — a difference of 1,347 km². You could fit Hyderabad inside Shenzhen approximately 3 times.
To put Hyderabad's size in perspective, its area of 650 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Shenzhen at 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper).
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. Shenzhen works out to about 280,000 American football fields, 34 times the area of Manhattan, or 19 times the area of Paris.
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.
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest. With a population of 17.5 million in 2020, Shenzhen is the third-most-populous city by urban population in China after Shanghai and Beijing.
Also known as "China's Silicon Valley", Shenzhen has an area of 1,997 km² and is home to 17.6 million people. Its history stretches back to 1979. Visitors come for Ping An Finance Centre, Window of the World, OCT Loft, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Shenzhen Metro.
Shenzhen grew from a small town into China's third-most-populous urban city, hitting 17.5 million residents by 2020
Hyderabad has a population density of 14,323 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Shenzhen, with 8,793 people per km², is a densely populated city. Hyderabad is noticeably denser, packing 1.6 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Hyderabad fits inside Shenzhen ~3 times
Density Gap
Hyderabad is 1.6x more densely populated
History
Hyderabad is ~387 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).
Shenzhen covers 1,997 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Ho Chi Minh City (2,061 km²), Tokyo (2,194 km²), Riyadh (1,798 km²), Houston (1,725 km²), or Johannesburg (1,644 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hyderabad to Shenzhen is 3,755 km (2,333 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~4h 55m.
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