City size comparison

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London is around the same size as Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo is approximately 1,523 sq km, while London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, making London 3% larger than Sao Paulo.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sao Paulo vs. London uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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