Kyoto is 1.79× the size of Réunion (France)
Kyoto (prefecture of Japan) covers about 4,610 km² (1,780 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,610km²Kyoto
- 2,580km²Réunion (France)
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- Kyoto
- Réunion (France)
What fits
- Réunion (France) is 56% of the size of Kyoto.
- Kyoto is larger by 2,030 km² (783 mi²), which is 79% of the area of Réunion (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Kyoto is about 0.15, Réunion (France) about 0.08.
How they differ
- Kyoto also has the larger population: 2.6 million against 881,000, 2.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 556 in Kyoto against 341 in Réunion (France): Kyoto is 1.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kyoto at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Réunion (France) at 21°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Kyoto as 2.33× the size of Réunion (France) instead of 1.79×.
- Together Kyoto and Réunion (France) cover 7,190 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 16% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,030 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Réunion (France)'s density, Kyoto would have 1.6 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Kyoto's density, Réunion (France) would have 1.4 million (it has 881,000).
- Kyoto's centre is 56.4° of latitude, about 6,270 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
- Kyoto is the 30th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Kyoto lies about 56° of latitude (roughly 6,270 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kyoto would have about 1,800 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Kyoto and Réunion (France) would cover 7,190 km², 1.26× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 3.4 million people, about as many people as Uruguay.
Side by side
| Kyoto | Réunion (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 4,610 km²1,780 mi² | 2,580 km²997 mi² |
| Official area | 4,610 km²Wikidata | 2,510 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 47in Japan | 15th of 18in France |
| Population | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2021 | 881,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 47in Japan | 13th of 18in France |
| Density | 556 per km² | 341 per km² |
| Capital | Kyoto | Saint-Denis |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 21°S to 21°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,610 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,610 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- 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