City size comparison

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Albuquerque is about 1.7 times bigger than Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City is approximately 287 sq km, while Albuquerque (map shows its 231 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 485 sq km, making Albuquerque 69% larger than Salt Lake City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Salt Lake City vs. Albuquerque uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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