City size comparison

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Johannesburg is around the same size as London.

London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, while Johannesburg is approximately 1,644 sq km, making Johannesburg 5% larger than London.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of London vs. Johannesburg uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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