Jakarta
662 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Indonesia
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Jakarta is 12.9x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Jakarta has 1.2x fewer people than Wuhan
In terms of area, Wuhan is 12.9x the size of Jakarta. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Jakarta covers 662 km² (256 mi²) — a difference of 7,907 km². You could fit Jakarta inside Wuhan approximately 12 times.
To put Jakarta's size in perspective, its area of 662 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
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. For Wuhan, that's about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 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.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Nicknamed "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Jakarta has a population density of 15,952 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Jakarta is dramatically more crowded, with 11.1x the population density.
Size Ratio
Jakarta fits inside Wuhan ~12 times
Density Gap
Jakarta is 11.1x more densely populated
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).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Jakarta to Wuhan is 4,169 km (2,590 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~5h 24m.
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