Jakarta
662 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
Indonesia
Japan
Area Comparison
Jakarta is 1.3x smaller than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Jakarta has 7.2x more people than Kyoto
Yes — Kyoto is 1.3x larger than Jakarta by area. Kyoto spans 828 km² (320 mi²) while Jakarta covers 662 km² (256 mi²) — a difference of 166 km².
To put Jakarta's size in perspective, its area of 662 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Jakarta's 662 km² is about 93,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Central Park, or 11 times the area of Manhattan. Kyoto works out to about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the de facto capital and largest city of Indonesia, with administrative status equivalent to a province. It lies on the northwestern coast of Java, borders the provinces of West Java and Banten, and faces the Java Sea to the north. Jakarta itself covers about 662 square kilometres, but the wider Jakarta metropolitan area—locally known as Jabodetabek—is among the largest urban agglomerations in the world.
Known as "Big Durian", Jakarta covers 662 km² with a population of 10.6 million. The city was established in 1527. Jakarta is known for National Monument Monas, Istiqlal Mosque, Kota Tua old town, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Jakarta MRT.
Jakarta has administrative status equivalent to a province as the Special Capital Region of Indonesia.
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.
Often called "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.
Jakarta has a population density of 15,952 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Jakarta is dramatically more crowded, with 9.0x the population density.
Density Gap
Jakarta is 9.0x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~733 years older
Jakarta covers 662 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hyderabad (650 km²), Toronto (630 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), Chicago (606 km²), or Seoul (605 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 Jakarta to Kyoto is 5,494 km (3,414 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 58m.
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