City size comparison

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Beijing is about 11 times bigger than Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo is approximately 1,523 sq km, while Beijing is approximately 16,411 sq km, making Beijing 978% larger than Sao Paulo.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sao Paulo vs. Beijing uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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