San Francisco
121 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
USA
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
San Francisco is 70.8x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
San Francisco has 14.2x fewer people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 70.8x larger than San Francisco by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while San Francisco covers 121 km² (47 mi²) — a difference of 8,448 km². You could fit San Francisco inside Wuhan approximately 70 times.
To put San Francisco's size in perspective, its area of 121 km² is about 1.2x the size of Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
In more relatable units, San Francisco's 121 km² is about 17,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Monaco, or 35 times the area of Central Park. Wuhan works out to about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 300,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, second by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023.
Known as "The City by the Bay", San Francisco covers 121 km² with a population of 0.9 million. The city was established in 1776. San Francisco is known for Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Cable cars, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the BART & Muni.
San Francisco ranks first by per capita income among all US cities with 300,000+ residents as of 2023.
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.
San Francisco has a population density of 7,190 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. San Francisco is dramatically more crowded, with 5.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
San Francisco fits inside Wuhan ~70 times
Density Gap
San Francisco is 5.0x more densely populated
San Francisco covers 121 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), Paris (105 km²), Miami (143 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Lisbon (100 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 San Francisco to Wuhan is 10,400 km (6,462 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 44m.
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