Country: Germany
Continent: Europe
Population: 257,981
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Gelsenkirchen is closest to Herne and farthest from Dunedin. The closest foreign city is Enschede and the farthest domestic city is Cottbus. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Herne, Germany | 8 |
| Essen, Germany | 9 |
| Bottrop, Germany | 10 |
| Bochum, Germany | 10 |
| Recklinghausen, Germany | 13 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 18,647 |
| Christchurch, New Zealand | 18,613 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 18,535 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 18,534 |
| Tauranga, New Zealand | 18,248 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Enschede, Netherlands | 79 |
| Nijmegen, Netherlands | 93 |
| Arnhem, Netherlands | 96 |
| Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 109 |
| Eindhoven, Netherlands | 113 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Cottbus, Germany | 502 | | Munich, Germany | 496 | | Dresden, Germany | 467 | | Regensburg, Germany | 453 | | Berlin, Germany | 448 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Bizerte, Tunisia | 1,598 |
 | Annaba, Algeria | 1,625 |
| Skikda, Algeria | 1,628 |
| Jijel, Algeria | 1,639 |
| Bejaïa, Algeria | 1,649 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 9,637 | | Khayelitsa, South Africa | 9,545 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 9,530 |  | Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius | 9,345 | | Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius | 9,337 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Bandirma, Turkey | 2,028 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 2,040 |
| Balikesir, Turkey | 2,079 |
| Gebze, Turkey | 2,084 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 2,101 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 13,085 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 12,701 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 12,430 | | Mataram, Indonesia | 12,066 | | Denpasar, Indonesia | 12,011 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Darwin, Australia | 13,392 |
| Perth, Australia | 13,971 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 14,109 |
| Cairns, Australia | 14,728 |
| Townsville, Australia | 15,004 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Dunedin, New Zealand | 18,647 | | Christchurch, New Zealand | 18,613 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 18,535 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 18,534 | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 18,248 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Herne, Germany | 8 |
| Essen, Germany | 9 |
| Bottrop, Germany | 10 |
| Bochum, Germany | 10 |
| Recklinghausen, Germany | 13 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Zlatoust, Russia | 3,441 | | Derbent, Russia | 3,267 | | Orenburg, Russia | 3,263 | | Salavat, Russia | 3,262 | | Sterlitamak, Russia | 3,256 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 4,229 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 5,111 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 5,343 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 5,458 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 5,462 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 11,805 |  | Manzanillo, Mexico | 9,762 | | Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 9,726 | | Minatitlán, Mexico | 9,716 | | Ciudad de Villa de Alvárez, Mexico | 9,708 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Fortaleza, Brazil | 7,487 |
| Caucaia, Brazil | 7,495 |
| Maracanau, Brazil | 7,507 |
| Natal, Brazil | 7,517 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 7,530 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 13,684 |  | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 12,933 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 12,871 | | Osorno, Chile | 12,810 | | Valdivia, Chile | 12,755 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Essen | 9 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||