Montreal
498 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Canada
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Montreal is 17.2x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Montreal has 7.0x fewer people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 17.2x larger than Montreal by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Montreal covers 498 km² (192 mi²) — a difference of 8,071 km². You could fit Montreal inside Wuhan approximately 17 times.
To put Montreal's size in perspective, its area of 498 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
In more relatable units, Montreal's 498 km² is about 70,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 8 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.
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard.
Known as "MTL", Montreal covers 498 km² with a population of 1.8 million. The city was established in 1642. Montreal is known for Mount Royal, Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Montreal, among other attractions.
Montreal was founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, meaning 'City of Mary', before adopting its current name from Mount Royal.
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.
Also known as "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.
Montreal has a population density of 3,534 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Montreal is noticeably denser, packing 2.5 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Montreal fits inside Wuhan ~17 times
Density Gap
Montreal is 2.5x more densely populated
Montreal covers 498 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Prague (496 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), Budapest (525 km²), Oslo (454 km²), or Auckland (559 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 Montreal to Wuhan is 11,516 km (7,155 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 3m.
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