Jakarta
662 km²
San Antonio
1,209 km²
Indonesia
United States
Area Comparison
Jakarta is 1.8x smaller than San Antonio
Population Comparison
Jakarta has 7.4x more people than San Antonio
Yes — San Antonio is 1.8x larger than Jakarta by area. San Antonio spans 1,209 km² (467 mi²) while Jakarta covers 662 km² (256 mi²) — a difference of 547 km².
To put Jakarta's size in perspective, its area of 662 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, San Antonio at 1,209 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London.
Picture Jakarta another way: its area is large enough to fit about 93,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Central Park, or 11 times the area of Manhattan. San Antonio works out to about 169,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 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.
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County.
Nicknamed "Alamo City", San Antonio has an area of 1,209 km² and is home to 1.4 million people. Its history stretches back to 1718. Visitors come for The Alamo, San Antonio River Walk, Tower of the Americas, and much more.
San Antonio is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and second-most populous in Texas, with 1.43 million residents.
Jakarta has a population density of 15,952 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. San Antonio, with 1,183 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Jakarta is dramatically more crowded, with 13.5x the population density.
Density Gap
Jakarta is 13.5x more densely populated
History
Jakarta is ~191 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).
San Antonio covers 1,209 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Lagos (1,172 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Los Angeles (1,302 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
The straight-line distance from Jakarta to San Antonio is 16,311 km (10,135 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~19h 41m.
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