City size comparison

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Detroit is about 1.2 times bigger than Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City is approximately 287 sq km, while Detroit (map shows its 92 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 359 sq km, making Detroit 25% larger than Salt Lake City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Salt Lake City vs. Detroit uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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