Athens is about 1.6 times bigger than Lincoln.

Lincoln (map shows its 45 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 262 sq km, while Athens (map shows its 34 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 412 sq km, making Athens 57% larger than Lincoln.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Lincoln vs. Athens uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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