Albuquerque is around the same size as New Orleans.

New Orleans is approximately 439 sq km, while Albuquerque (map shows its 231 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 485 sq km, making Albuquerque 11% larger than New Orleans.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Orleans vs. Albuquerque uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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