City size comparison

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Edinburgh is around the same size as Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur is approximately 244 sq km, while Edinburgh (map shows its 30 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 259 sq km, making Edinburgh 6% larger than Kuala Lumpur.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Kuala Lumpur vs. Edinburgh uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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