Tehran
730 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Iran
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Tehran is 11.7x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Tehran has 1.4x fewer people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 11.7x larger than Tehran by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Tehran covers 730 km² (282 mi²) — a difference of 7,839 km². You could fit Tehran inside Wuhan approximately 11 times.
To put Tehran's size in perspective, its area of 730 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Tehran another way: its area is large enough to fit about 102,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. Wuhan works out to about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world.
Tehran covers 730 km² with a population of 9.1 million. The city was established in 1524. Tehran is known for Azadi Tower, Milad Tower, Golestan Palace, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Tehran Metro.
Tehran's metropolitan area holds 16.8 million people, making it the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo.
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.
Often called "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.
Tehran has a population density of 12,507 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Tehran is dramatically more crowded, with 8.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Tehran fits inside Wuhan ~11 times
Density Gap
Tehran is 8.7x more densely populated
Tehran covers 730 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), or New York (783 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 Tehran to Wuhan is 5,785 km (3,595 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~7h 18m.
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