City size comparison

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Lincoln is around the same size as Edinburgh.

Edinburgh (map shows its 30 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 259 sq km, while Lincoln (map shows its 45 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 262 sq km, making Lincoln 1% larger than Edinburgh.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Edinburgh vs. Lincoln uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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