Seoul
2,282 km²
Shenyang
748 km²
Seoul covers 2,282 km² of contiguous built-up land, 3.1× the built-up area of Shenyang (748 km²).
| Seoul | Shenyang | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Seoul | Shenyang |
| Population (2025) | 22.3 million | 6.18 million |
| Built-up area | 2,282 km² | 748 km² |
| Density | 9,755 /km² | 8,256 /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.