City size comparison

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Kansas City is around the same size as New York City.

New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, while Kansas City (map shows its 145 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 815 sq km, making Kansas City 4% larger than New York City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New York City vs. Kansas City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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