City size comparison

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Chicago is around the same size as Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs (map shows its 11 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 523 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 13% larger than Colorado Springs.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Colorado Springs vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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