Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
Population: 257,981
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Gelsenkirchen is closest to Cologne and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Paris 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Cologne, Germany | 65 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 300 |
| Berlin, Germany | 448 |
 | Paris, France | 449 |
| Munich, Germany | 496 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,110 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 16,535 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 16,409 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 16,112 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 15,766 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Paris, France | 449 |
 | London, United Kingdom | 500 |
 | Prague, Czech Republic | 542 |
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 625 |
 | Milan, Italy | 691 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Munich, Germany | 496 | | Berlin, Germany | 448 | | Hamburg, Germany | 300 | | Cologne, Germany | 65 | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Algiers, Algeria | 1,672 |
 | Tripoli, Libya | 2,129 |
 | Fès, Morocco | 2,173 |
| Kénitra, Morocco | 2,210 |
| Casablanca, Morocco | 2,323 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 8,738 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 8,029 |  | Lusaka, Zambia | 7,694 |  | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7,271 |  | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 7,158 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 2,040 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 2,101 |
| Izmir, Turkey | 2,136 |
| Afyon, Turkey | 2,313 |
| Ankara, Turkey | 2,365 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 11,988 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 11,722 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 11,534 | | Bandung, Indonesia | 11,336 |  | Davao, Philippines | 11,270 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 13,971 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 15,766 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 16,112 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 16,409 |
| Sydney, Australia | 16,535 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 18,110 | | Sydney, Australia | 16,535 | | Melbourne, Australia | 16,409 | | Brisbane, Australia | 16,112 | | Adelaide, Australia | 15,766 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Cologne, Germany | 65 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 300 |
| Berlin, Germany | 448 |
| Paris, France | 449 |
| Munich, Germany | 496 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Ufa, Russia | 3,224 | | Samara, Russia | 2,892 | | Kazan, Russia | 2,774 | | Volgograd, Russia | 2,666 | | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | 2,452 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 5,687 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 6,053 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 6,176 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 6,183 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 6,804 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9,557 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 9,556 | | León, Mexico | 9,412 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 9,406 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 9,402 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 7,723 |
 | Caracas, Venezuela | 7,994 |
| Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 8,199 |
| Maracaibo, Venezuela | 8,309 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 8,388 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Santiago, Chile | 12,072 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 11,512 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 11,474 | | Rosario, Argentina | 11,451 |  | Montevideo, Uruguay | 11,383 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Essen | 9 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||