Kyoto
2,212 km²
Nagoya
2,392 km²
Nagoya covers 2,392 km² of contiguous built-up land, 1.1× the built-up area of Kyoto (2,212 km²).
| Kyoto | Nagoya | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto | Nagoya |
| Population (2025) | 12.7 million | 7.72 million |
| Built-up area | 2,212 km² | 2,392 km² |
| Density | 5,721 /km² | 3,228 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.