Hebei is 1.99× the size of Castile and León
Hebei (province of China) covers about 189,000 km² (73,000 mi²) and Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 189,000km²Hebei
- 94,800km²Castile and León
100 km
- Hebei
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 50% of the size of Hebei.
- Hebei is larger by 94,200 km² (36,400 mi²), which is 99% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hebei is about 6.16, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Hebei also has the larger population: 74.6 million against 2.4 million, 31.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 395 in Hebei against 25 in Castile and León: Hebei is 15.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,190 km apart.
- Together Hebei and Castile and León cover 284,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 3.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 94,200 km², is about the size of Hungary (93,200 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Hebei would have 4.8 million people (it has 74.6 million). At Hebei's density, Castile and León would have 37.4 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 2.2° of latitude, about 250 km, farther north than Hebei's.
- Hebei is the 13th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 248 km) north of Hebei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hebei would have about 2,530 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Hebei and Castile and León would cover 284,000 km², 97% of the size of the Philippines.
- Together they have 77.0 million people, 92% as many people as Germany.
Side by side
| Hebei | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 189,000 km²73,000 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 187,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 31in China | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 74.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 31in China | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 395 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Shijiazhuang | – |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 43°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 189,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Castile and León is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12