City size comparison

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Hayward is around the same size as San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Hayward (map shows its 16 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 119 sq km, making Hayward 98.07% the size of San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Hayward uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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