Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
Population: 257,981
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Gelsenkirchen is closest to Essen and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Amsterdam and the farthest domestic city is Munich. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Gelsenkirchen is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Essen, Germany | 9 |
| Dortmund, Germany | 26 |
| Düsseldorf, Germany | 39 |
| Cologne, Germany | 65 |
 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 178 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,110 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 16,535 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 16,497 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 16,409 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 16,203 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 178 |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 186 |
 | Paris, France | 449 |
 | London, United Kingdom | 500 |
 | Prague, Czech Republic | 542 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Munich, Germany | 496 | | Dresden, Germany | 467 | | Berlin, Germany | 448 | | Leipzig, Germany | 368 | | Nuremberg, Germany | 365 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tunis, Tunisia | 1,651 |
 | Algiers, Algeria | 1,672 |
| Oran, Algeria | 1,862 |
 | Nador, Morocco | 1,986 |
| Tanger, Morocco | 2,029 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 9,637 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 9,530 | | Durban, South Africa | 9,314 |  | Maputo, Mozambique | 8,939 | | Soweto, South Africa | 8,854 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,040 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 2,101 |
| Izmir, Turkey | 2,136 |
| Eskisehir, Turkey | 2,229 |
| Afyon, Turkey | 2,313 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Denpasar, Indonesia | 12,011 | | Makasar, Indonesia | 11,988 | | Malang, Indonesia | 11,774 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 11,722 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 11,534 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 13,971 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 15,766 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 16,112 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 16,203 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 16,409 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,110 | | Sydney, Australia | 16,535 | | Newcastle, Australia | 16,497 | | Melbourne, Australia | 16,409 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 16,203 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Essen, Germany | 9 |
| Dortmund, Germany | 26 |
| Düsseldorf, Germany | 39 |
| Cologne, Germany | 65 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 178 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Orenburg, Russia | 3,263 | | Ufa, Russia | 3,224 | | Perm, Russia | 3,169 | | Makhachkala, Russia | 3,158 | | Astrakhan, Russia | 3,013 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 5,458 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 5,687 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 5,748 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 5,825 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 6,053 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 9,681 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 9,558 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9,557 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 9,556 | | Morelia, Mexico | 9,511 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Fortaleza, Brazil | 7,487 |
| Natal, Brazil | 7,517 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 7,629 |
| Sao Luís, Brazil | 7,696 |
| Recife, Brazil | 7,723 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Puente Alto, Chile | 12,080 | | Santiago, Chile | 12,072 |  | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 11,737 | | Córdoba, Argentina | 11,512 | | La Plata, Argentina | 11,480 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Essen | 9 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||