Head to head
Lima vs Callao
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Lima is the larger of the two, with 7,737,002 people to 1,226,200 in Callao. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Everything below is the evidence for that: population, size within each city’s own country, the distance between them, and where each one stands on the global board.
The answer
SummaryNeither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Lima is the larger of the two, with 7,737,002 people to 1,226,200 in Callao. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither Lima nor Callao has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
Peru| Metric | Lima | Callao |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 7,737,002 | 1,226,200 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 1st largest | 2nd largest |
| Country | Peru | Peru |
| Region | Lima Province | Callao |
| National capital | Yes | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 5:50 PM · UTC-05:00 | 5:50 PM · UTC-05:00 |
| CityWar rank | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| City score$1 contributed = 1 point | $0 | $0 |
| Backers | 0 | 0 |
| Score added todaysince 00:00 UTC | $0 | $0 |
Distance and time
12 km apartLima and Callao are 12 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in Peru. Callao keeps time the same time as Lima.
Lima has 6,510,802 more people — 6.3× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, Lima or Callao?
- Lima is the larger city by population, with 7,737,002 people to 1,226,200 in Callao — a difference of 6,510,802. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are Lima and Callao?
- 12 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in Peru. Callao keeps time the same time as Lima.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, Lima or Callao?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Lima is the larger of the two, with 7,737,002 people to 1,226,200 in Callao. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
- How is a city's CityWar score calculated?
- One US dollar contributed is one point, and cities are ordered by total score with the highest first. When two cities are level the one backed first holds the higher rank. Nothing else is in the calculation — no population weighting, no votes and no editorial judgement — which is why Lima and Callao both currently sit at $0.
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