Sonora is 1.89× the size of Castile and León
Sonora (state of Mexico) covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 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.
- 179,000km²Sonora
- 94,800km²Castile and León
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- Sonora
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 53% of the size of Sonora.
- Sonora is larger by 84,400 km² (32,600 mi²), which is 89% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Sonora also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 2.4 million, 1.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Castile and León against 16 in Sonora: Castile and León is 1.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,040 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sonora at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Castile and León at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Sonora as 1.39× the size of Castile and León instead of 1.89×.
- Together Sonora and Castile and León cover 274,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 84,400 km², is about the size of Austria (84,000 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Sonora would have 4.5 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Castile and León would have 1.5 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 12.1° of latitude, about 1,340 km, farther north than Sonora's.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th 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 12° of latitude (roughly 1,340 km) north of Sonora.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Sonora and Castile and León would cover 274,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 5.2 million people, about as many people as Liberia.
Side by side
| Sonora | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32in Mexico | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 32in Mexico | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 16 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo | – |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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